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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. In "Everyman", who has God summoned? (As stated by prologue.)
(a) Death.
(b) Everyman.
(c) Sin.
(d) Fear.
2. At the end of "The Judgment", who is seen "crossing from place to place"?
(a) Angels.
(b) Bad souls.
(c) Pilgrims.
(d) Demons.
3. How many "wits" does Everyman possess?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.
4. From what disease does Caesar suffer? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) Meningitis.
(b) Helminths.
(c) Leprosy.
(d) Tetanus.
5. What poetic device is used as an "occasional ornament" throughout "The Judgment"?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Assonance.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Personification.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Jesus say as he enters hell? ("The Harrowing of Hell")
2. Who owned the only two complete (the ones preserved between 1510-1535) copies of "Everyman"?
3. Who takes Everyman to see Confession?
4. What place does "The Judgment" always take in the English cycles?
5. How does Caiaphas believe Jesus rose from the dead? "The Resurrection")
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Everyman required to go to Confession?
2. Why does the editor state that the dialogue in the N.Town cycle of "The Women Taken in Adultery" "rings true"?
3. According to the prologue to "Everyman", what is the treatise of the play?
4. As the accusers are telling Jesus of the "crimes" committed, what is he doing? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")
5. Why is Veronica's handkerchief the key to curing Caesar's leprosy?
6. Who does Jesus tell to be the first one to punish the woman accused of adultery?
7. What purpose does God's opening soliloquy have in "The Judgment"?
8. What is the content that the Messenger provides to the audience (both readers and watchers of the play)?
9. Why does Veronica stop Caesar from killing Pilate himself?
10. In what ways is Christ's descent into hell dramatized?
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