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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Everyman ask Good Deeds for help?
(a) God would like this
(b) She hasn’t left him
(c) She is his only hope
(d) Death tells him to

2. Why does Death tell Everyman to find something?
(a) To better submit to God’s will
(b) To offer a sacrifice
(c) To cover his nakedness
(d) To prove him worthy of Heaven

3. What religion was followed when this book was written?
(a) Roman Catholic
(b) Methodist
(c) Episcopalian
(d) The Church of England

4. Who does Death say Everyman is living for?
(a) Knowledge
(b) Everyman
(c) Fellowship
(d) Goods

5. Who is the first friend Everyman goes to for help?
(a) Fellowship
(b) Kindred
(c) Knowledge
(d) Goods

6. Who is the first to leave Everyman when he is ready for his reckoning?
(a) Beauty
(b) Strength
(c) Confession
(d) Five Wits

7. Who asks about reincarnation in the play?
(a) Kindred
(b) Everyman
(c) Death
(d) Fellowship

8. What do the Sacraments allow men to do?
(a) Renew their lives
(b) Pray to God more sincerely
(c) Ask forgiveness for their sins
(d) All of these

9. What does this play say God wants to do for men?
(a) Forgive them
(b) Save them
(c) All of the above
(d) Punish them

10. What does Everyman tell Death he is unprepared for?
(a) Defending his actions
(b) Reckoning with God
(c) Leaving his family
(d) Death

11. Which of these is NOT one of the Sacraments?
(a) Cleansing and Anointing
(b) Marriage
(c) The Blood and the Flesh
(d) Baptism

12. What does Fellowship say he will always be available to Everyman for?
(a) Money and trade goods
(b) A good time
(c) Personal defense
(d) Help for his family

13. Why were these plays used to teach people?
(a) Most could not read or write
(b) Some could not afford schooling
(c) It was very enjoyable
(d) There was a lot of sinning happening

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

15. Who is Everyman symbolic of?
(a) Church members
(b) All men on Earth
(c) Royalty
(d) Common men

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Everyman feel when he begins his journey?

2. Who does Five Wits tell Everyman to trust?

3. Who is able to escape death, according to this play?

4. What does Kindred offer Everyman to help him?

5. What do people on Earth spend their time thinking about, according to this play?

(see the answer keys)

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