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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. How many "wits" does Everyman possess?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. To whom does Jesus tell man not to be vengeful towards? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")
(a) Earth.
(b) Their neighbor.
(c) God.
(d) Non-believers.

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

4. Who tells Caesar's messenger that Jesus is dead? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) A traveler.
(b) Gaoler.
(c) Veronica.
(d) Pilate.

5. While the scribe to talking to Jesus about adulterers, what is Jesus doing? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")
(a) Praying.
(b) Arguing with the scribe.
(c) Looking at the accused woman.
(d) Writing in the ground with his finger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was responsible for translating the Cornish trilogy into English?

2. What does Caesar do that heals him of his ailment? ("The Death of Pilate")

3. What does Everyman offer Death to "defer this matter till another day"?

4. What does Pilate have that protects him? ("The Death of Pilate")

5. What place does "The Judgment" always take in the English cycles?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Veronica given the promise that Caesar will have Pilate killed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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