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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. According to the introduction, what is "Resurrection" a version of?
(a) "The Journey of the Magi."
(b) The "Easter Sepulchre" play.
(c) "Caiaphas."
(d) "The Soldiers' Tale."

2. By what proper name does Everyman call Confession?
(a) Dwile.
(b) Grok.
(c) Ixnay.
(d) Shrift.

3. Who is the first speaker in Scene I of "The Harrowing Hell"?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Adam.
(c) Seth.
(d) Satan.

4. What does Everyman tell everyone to take up with them on the journey to his grave?
(a) A prayer.
(b) A rosery.
(c) A cross.
(d) An olive branch.

5. To whom does the Messenger tell Caesar to call for? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) Saul.
(b) Pilate.
(c) Mary.
(d) Jesus.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the introduction to "The Crucifixion", which pageants "make a direct assault on the feelings of the audience"?

2. From what disease does Caesar suffer? ("The Death of Pilate")

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

4. In what "non-dramatic literature" does the introduction state the legend of "The Harrowing of Hell" appears?

5. What does the messenger say the name of the moral play is that is being presented? ("Everyman")

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the introduction, what does the York "Resurrection" represent?

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

3. What advice does Confession have for Everyman?

4. According to the prologue to "Everyman", what is the treatise of the play?

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

6. Why is Veronica's handkerchief the key to curing Caesar's leprosy?

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

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

9. Why was Michael able to lead Adam and the other saints, who were residing in Hell, out of the gates of Hell?

10. Who does Jesus tell to be the first one to punish the woman accused of adultery?

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