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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where would this play have been performed when it was written?
(a) Theaters
(b) Churches
(c) Street Markets
(d) All of the above

3. What does Goods want to kill?
(a) Poverty
(b) The Spirit
(c) Religion
(d) Men’s souls

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

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

6. How does Everyman feel when Kindred cannot go with him to talk with God?
(a) Depressed
(b) Understanding
(c) Angry
(d) Confused

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

8. Why was God crucified?
(a) To defeat the Devil
(b) To gain allegiance
(c) To obey the law
(d) To save men from their sins

9. Why were the people given another chance?
(a) They were loved by God
(b) They had no hope
(c) They prayed for one
(d) They were righteous

10. Why is Adam important in this play?
(a) He knew God
(b) He made the original sin
(c) He bargained with the Devil
(d) He is the father of all mankind

11. What is the last Sacrament?
(a) Unction
(b) Penance
(c) Confirmation
(d) Baptism

12. Who wrote this play?
(a) Shakespeare
(b) None of the above
(c) Faustus
(d) Martin Luther

13. Who makes way for Everyman when he dies?
(a) God
(b) Death
(c) The Priests
(d) The Angels

14. What must man do to enter Heaven?
(a) Ask God for forgiveness
(b) Be baptized
(c) Go to church
(d) Live a good life

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of people do some priests set bad examples for?

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

3. How is love of money described in this play?

4. Who does the messenger talk to at the beginning of the play?

5. What do the Sacraments allow men to do?

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