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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. In what gospel is Jesus' descent into hell depicted?

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

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

4. Who participates in a "battle of wits" in "The Women Taken in Adultery"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is Everyman required to go to Confession?

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

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

10. Why can Everyman not enter his grave with the company of Beauty, Strength, and Discretion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?)

Essay Topic 3

How does Everyman change from the time that Death contacts him until he descends into the grave?

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