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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 Scene III, who tells the others to break down the door of a woman's home? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")
(a) A scribe.
(b) A pharisee.
(c) A young man.
(d) The accuser.

2. What does the messenger say the name of the moral play is that is being presented? ("Everyman")
(a) "A Formal Questioning of Everyman."
(b) "Every-Man."
(c) "Summoning of Everyman."
(d) "Everyman-A Search For Self."

3. What fear does the introduction to "Everyman" say is a universal emotion?
(a) Fear of death.
(b) Fear of commitment.
(c) Fear of solitude.
(d) Fear of loss.

4. Which of the following does the Messenger state will "fade from thee as a flower in May"? ("Everyman")
(a) All of these.
(b) Jollity.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Beauty.

5. 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) Towneley realist.
(b) Chester's voice.
(c) York's voice.
(d) York realist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first speaker in Scene I of "The Harrowing Hell"?

2. What Finnish play does "Everyman" closely resemble?

3. Why does Jesus say that God has sent him to Earth? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")

4. How many "wits" does Everyman possess?

5. What does God perceive as he was sitting in Heaven? ("Everyman")

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways is Christ's descent into hell dramatized?

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

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

4. What advice does Confession have for Everyman?

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

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

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

10. From what three "raw materials" is the York "Resurrection" drawn?

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