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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. Which of the following does the Messenger state will "fade from thee as a flower in May"? ("Everyman")

2. At the end of "The Judgment", who is seen "crossing from place to place"?

3. Why does Everyman say that Death was wrong for coming when he did?

4. Who was responsible for translating the Cornish trilogy into English?

5. Who takes Everyman to see Confession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Everyman required to go to Confession?

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

3. According to the editor, what is the moral aim of "Everyman"?

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

5. Why is Veronica's handkerchief the key to curing Caesar's leprosy?

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

7. How did the soldiers justify, for themselves, the crucifixion of Christ?

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

9. What advice does Confession have for Everyman?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Given that the collection of pageants are called "The Medieval Plays", what are the different miracles that are depicted in the text? How are the miracles supported as being miracles?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In many of the plays, it is man's trust in God that saves them. Discuss three individuals from the text where man's trust in God allows them to be "saved".

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