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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. In Scene II, where are Joseph and Mary? ("The Annunciation")

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

3. In all "what" is The Flood dramatized in? (Introduction to "The Flood")

4. Who does the second shepherd say is woeful? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")

5. Whose writings does Herod want studied regarding the birth of Jesus? ("Herod the Great")

Short Essay Questions

1. What lie does Mak create to hide the fact that he has stolen a sheep?

2. What does Noah do as he leaves the ark for the first time in forty days?

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

4. What gifts did God bestow on Lucifer?

5. What error did Cawley correct in his Preface to the second edition of the text?

6. What did the Introduction state was the "unity of biblical history"?

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

8. Why is the story of Mak included in this pageant?

9. According to the introduction, what is the importance of "The Fall of Lucifer"?

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

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

In what ways could the pageants in "Everyman, and Medieval Miracle Plays" be consistent with moral lesson that are learned today? (If taken out of religious context, how could lessons be learned?)

Essay Topic 3

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

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