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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. According to the Introduction, what "type" did Abel represent?
2. Who does Abraham state that he loved Isaac as much as? ("Abraham and Isaac")
3. What does Isaac recognize about his father's mood right before their sacrifice? ("Abraham and Isaac")
4. What kind of "beast" does God say that he wanted to create? ("The Creation of Adam and Eve")
5. What does the messenger do as Herod enters the scene? (Herod the Great")
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Lucifer when he plunges into Hell?
2. According to the Preface, why did A.C. Cawley choose the collection of plays that he did as a representative collection of medieval biblical pageants?
3. What "justifies" Lucifer's fall from Heaven?
4. In what poetic form was "Noah's Flood" written?
5. Why is the story of Mak included in this pageant?
6. What purpose does the "Doubt of Joseph" provide in the play?
7. For what other writings is the author of the "Shepherds' Pageants" responsible?
8. On what is the "Second Shepherds' Pageant" based?
9. What does the editor state about the superiority of the Brome play ("Abraham and Isaac") over all others?
10. What is Noah's wife's position on the ark?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In "Everyman", readers learn that it is only through Good Deeds that one may enter the gates of Heaven. What other of the medieval plays contains the same message? How does the play mirror the message in "Everyman"?
Essay Topic 2
What symbolism is used throughout the text to enhance the theological beliefs during the fifteenth century?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss why you believe that "Everyman" and "The Medieval Miracle Plays" were promoted as plays and not simply in a textual format. Do you believe that in a play format the message would reach more people? Do you believe that in play form, those confused about religious ideology could come to accept the morality lessons without being confused by the religious undertone?
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