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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. Why does Everyman go to see the priest before going to his own grave?
(a) To receive the last sacraments.
(b) To take communion.
(c) To pray for success.
(d) To collect holy water.

2. By what name is the author of "The Crucifixion" pageant known by? (As quoted by the text in reference to the author: "an unknown playwright of extraordinary talent".)
(a) Chester's voice.
(b) York's voice.
(c) Towneley realist.
(d) York realist.

3. In the introduction to "The Women Taken in Adultery", what biblical chapter does the introduction state was used as a counterpart to the pageant?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Psalms.
(c) Mark.
(d) John.

4. What does Veronica ask of Caesar for repayment for Caesar's healing? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) To imprison Pilate.
(b) To force Pilate from his throne.
(c) To conquer Pilate's knigdom.
(d) To kill Pilate.

5. Who is the last character in "Everyman" to speak?
(a) Good Deeds.
(b) Death.
(c) A doctor.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what proper name does Everyman call Confession?

2. At the end of "The Judgment", who is seen "crossing from place to place"?

3. How many line stanzas were used in "The Crucifixion"?

4. Who takes Everyman to see Confession?

5. Who does the Scribe say put forth the law that adulterers should be killed? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the poetic form used in "The Judgment".

2. Why does the editor state that the liturgical playwrights "made little use of the Passion theme"?

3. What purpose does God's opening soliloquy have in "The Judgment"?

4. What is the content that the Messenger provides to the audience (both readers and watchers of the play)?

5. What advice does Caesar's counselor give him regarding a cure to his leprosy?

6. According to the editor, what is the moral aim of "Everyman"?

7. How did the soldiers justify, for themselves, the crucifixion of Christ?

8. Why can Everyman not enter his grave with the company of Beauty, Strength, and Discretion?

9. Why does the editor state that The N. Town Cycle of "The Women Taken in Adultery" is the best of all cycles?

10. What does it take for Good Deeds to join Everyman on his journey?

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