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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the opening of Scene I, what is Abraham doing? ("Abraham and Isaac")

2. Who, in "The Annunciation", does Isaiah claim has given mankind a mortal wound?

3. What does the Messenger tell the soldiers put on ? ("Herod the Great")

4. What spring does Isaiah say would bring "forth the grain of holiness"? ("The Annunciation")

5. Who does the second shepherd say "cackles" in Scene I? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Introduction state as the tie between the conflict between Cain and Abel?

2. In "Abraham and Isaac", why does God call for the sacrifice of Isaac?

3. What purpose does the "Doubt of Joseph" provide in the play?

4. What is Noah's wife's position on the ark?

5. What does the introduction to "The Annunciation" state as its origin?

6. What does the Messenger say to prove Herod's power?

7. In what poetic form was "Noah's Flood" written?

8. What are biblical pageants?

9. Where, in the text of "Herod the Great", did a prophecy that Christ was born in a cave come from?

10. When Joseph enters Mary's home, what does he question her about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What symbolism is used throughout the text to enhance the theological beliefs during the fifteenth century?

Essay Topic 2

Why is "Everyman" a classic example of a medieval morality play? What characteristics does it contain that allows it to follow with the themes of medieval morality plays? Name the characteristics and define how "Everyman" supports itself as a medieval morality play.

Essay Topic 3

"Everyman, and Medieval Miracle Plays have many themes contained within them, and also that traverse between them. Discuss one of the following themes in detail: sacrifice, atonement, forgiveness, or loneliness.

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