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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. What "book" is Everyman to take along on his journey?

2. In Scene III, who tells the others to break down the door of a woman's home? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")

3. In "Everyman", who has God summoned? (As stated by prologue.)

4. How many line stanzas were used in "The Crucifixion"?

5. What is Everyman told to ask of Confession?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the introduction, what does the York "Resurrection" represent?

2. Why does the editor state that the liturgical playwrights "made little use of the Passion theme"?

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

4. What purpose does God's opening soliloquy have in "The Judgment"?

5. Why does Veronica stop Caesar from killing Pilate himself?

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

7. From what three "raw materials" is the York "Resurrection" drawn?

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

9. What advice does Confession have for Everyman?

10. What advice does Caesar's counselor give him regarding a cure to his leprosy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What sort of attitude towards man does God have in the plays?

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

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?

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