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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. How many days had past by the end of "The Creation of Adam and Eve"?

2. According to the Introduction, what "type" did Cain represent?

3. Who closes the pageant "Abraham and Isaac"?

4. How many windows does God tell Noah to put in the Ark? ("The Flood")

5. At the end of "Cain and Abel", what does Cain state that he wanted to hide from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the character of Noah's wife, as depicted in the pageants, different from the orthodox theological idea of her?

4. From where did the editor obtain a copy of the manuscript to include "The Annunciation" in his collection of pageants?

5. What are biblical pageants?

6. What does the editor state as interesting facts that surround "The Annunication"?

7. Why does Gabriel state that Mary is the one whom will bear the Christ child?

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

9. What does the editor state about the superiority of the Brome play ("Abraham and Isaac") over all others?

10. What warning does the Messenger give to the audience (readers and play-viewers alike) in "Herod the Great"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Everyman", everyman asks many of his "qualities" to accompany him upon his journey. Why were each of his "qualities" disqualified from accompanying him? Which quality was able to accompany him on his journey? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the "Medieval Miracle Plays" and compare and contrast the message that it contains to a similar message in Everyman. What are both texts trying to say? How do both texts deliver the message? Given that both texts obviously convey the same message, or it would not have been chosen for this essay, how do the texts differ? How are they similar?

Essay Topic 3

How does Everyman change from the time that Death contacts him until he descends into the grave?

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