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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Everyman have a hard time believing after his sacraments?
(a) That he can really be forgiven
(b) That Fellowship can be trusted
(c) That angels are powerful
(d) That Good Deeds is stronger now

2. How many companions does Everyman have on his journey?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 3
(d) 4

3. Who does Confession tell Everyman to follow?
(a) Knowledge
(b) Kindred
(c) All of the above
(d) Strength

4. What help does God need?
(a) Bringing men to reckoning
(b) Creating a new world
(c) Punishing the wicked
(d) Creating a path of repentance

5. Why does Everyman have to face God?
(a) God is lonely
(b) He must face his reckoning
(c) It is the order of things
(d) He is dying

6. What was the purpose of this play?
(a) To send people to church
(b) To teach the people
(c) To make money
(d) To protest the government

7. Who officiates in Holy Sacraments?
(a) Bishops
(b) Righteous men
(c) Angels
(d) Priests

8. How does Everyman feel about Good Deeds speaking for him?
(a) Relieved
(b) Grateful
(c) Unworthy
(d) Annoyed

9. What is the death of Christ called by most religions?
(a) The Atonement
(b) The Crucifixion
(c) The Passion
(d) The Resurrection

10. What book is referenced by the messenger?
(a) The Bible
(b) The Book of Life
(c) The Book of Laws
(d) The New Testament

11. What is the messenger’s role in this play?
(a) A narrator
(b) The antagonist
(c) The main character
(d) A researcher

12. Why are priests not above sinning?
(a) They are human
(b) They are always tempted
(c) They are powerful
(d) They are in the Church

13. Who created man, according to this play?
(a) Mother Earth
(b) None of the above
(c) Satan
(d) God

14. Who tells Everyman about the great power of certain figures?
(a) Good Deeds
(b) Five Wits
(c) Creation
(d) Discretion

15. Who takes Everyman to see Confession?
(a) Beauty
(b) Good Deeds
(c) Knowledge
(d) Five Wits

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Everyman think after talking to Kindred and Fellowship?

2. What does Death say God has never done?

3. Where can Goods help Everyman?

4. Where would this play have been performed when it was written?

5. What is the first Sacrament?

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