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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Death plan to do with Everyman?
(a) Scare him
(b) Bring him before the Lord
(c) Torture him
(d) Comfort him

2. When does Knowledge say he will leave Everyman?
(a) When Jesus tells him to
(b) When Death appears
(c) When he knows what happens to Everyman
(d) When the reckoning is over

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

4. Who is the last character to speak in this play?
(a) The author
(b) The doctor
(c) The angel
(d) The messenger

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Everyman symbolic of?

2. What does Everyman accuse Goods of?

3. Why does Everyman go and see Knowledge?

4. Who created sin, according to this play?

5. How does Everyman feel when he finishes his sacraments?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Everyman feel about Fellowship after asking him for help?

2. Why is Goods not able to do what Everyman asked of him?

3. How is Good Deeds different from the other friends Everyman goes to for help?

4. Why is God upset with the people?

5. Why does God call on death?

6. What is the doctor’s role in this play?

7. How is this play introduced?

8. What gift does God offer all men?

9. What are some of the reasons Everyman gives for Death’s visit to be unfair?

10. How does Everyman feel about Fellowship before asking him for help?

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