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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the beginning of liturgical drama?
(a) Christmas.
(b) The Second Coming of Christ.
(c) Passover.
(d) Easter.

2. What does God tell Noah about his feelings about mankind? ("The Flood")
(a) He wished he had never made man.
(b) He wishes that Satan would leave mankind alone.
(c) He blames Eve for the fall of mankind.
(d) He wished that man would change his ways.

3. What did the introduction state was the name of the sheep-stealer? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) Luke.
(b) Din.
(c) John.
(d) Mak.

4. Who tells Joseph the name of Mary's baby? ("The Annunciation")
(a) An angel.
(b) Mary.
(c) The Holy Spirit.
(d) God.

5. According to the Introduction, what "type" did Abel represent?
(a) "The Hope for Mankind."
(b) "A Type of the Jews."
(c) "A Sacrifice for Mankind."
(d) "Christ the Good Shepherd."

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the introduction to the section, what Biblical chapter was used in the "The Second Shepherds' Pageant"?

2. Where does Scene II open? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")

3. How many windows does God tell Noah to put in the Ark? ("The Flood")

4. At the beginning of "The Creation of Adam and Eve", how many days has God completed working?

5. According to the Introduction, what "type" did Cain represent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Lucifer when he plunges into Hell?

2. When Joseph enters Mary's home, what does he question her about?

3. What does the introduction to "The Annunciation" state as its origin?

4. What lie does Mak create to hide the fact that he has stolen a sheep?

5. How is the character of Noah's wife, as depicted in the pageants, different from the orthodox theological idea of her?

6. In "Abraham and Isaac", why does God call for the sacrifice of Isaac?

7. Where, in the text of "Herod the Great", did a prophecy that Christ was born in a cave come from?

8. In what poetic form was "Noah's Flood" written?

9. Why does Gabriel state that Mary is the one whom will bear the Christ child?

10. What warning does the Messenger give to the audience (readers and play-viewers alike) in "Herod the Great"?

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