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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. Who does the Scribe say put forth the law that adulterers should be killed? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")

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

3. In what "non-dramatic literature" does the introduction state the legend of "The Harrowing of Hell" appears?

4. To whom does the Messenger tell Caesar to call for? ("The Death of Pilate")

5. Where does Scene I open? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Confession have for Everyman?

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

3. As the accusers are telling Jesus of the "crimes" committed, what is he doing? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")

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

5. Why does the editor state that the dialogue in the N.Town cycle of "The Women Taken in Adultery" "rings true"?

6. Why does the editor state that The N. Town Cycle of "The Women Taken in Adultery" is the best of all cycles?

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

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

9. What does the editor state will help a reader understand "Everyman" better?

10. Describe the poetic form used in "The Judgment".

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast the characters Cain, Pilate, and Herod. Given that these are the "villains" of the pageants, how do the characters compare and contrast each other based upon their needs and desires?

Essay Topic 3

Many lessons were taught in the morality plays of the text. Which of the morality plays has the strongest message? What was the message? Why was it the most important in the text? How was the lesson taught?

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