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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 tells Caesar's messenger that Jesus is dead? ("The Death of Pilate")

2. In Jesus' opening soliloquy, what is the only thing that he asks of mankind?

3. Who claims to be above all other people in the world? ("The Death of Pilate")

4. Who is the last character in "Everyman" to speak?

5. According to Confession, who will be joining Everyman on his journey?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does it take for Good Deeds to join Everyman on his journey?

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

8. Who does Jesus tell to be the first one to punish the woman accused of adultery?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

How is "Everyman" an allegorical text? What makes it an allegory? (What are the characteristics of an allegory? What specific parts of "Everyman" align with these allegorical characteristics?)

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