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

2. What did this play teach people about?
(a) The Atonement
(b) Salvation
(c) The law of the Tithe
(d) Proper friends

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

4. Who is the second friend to leave Everyman when he is ready for his reckoning?
(a) Strength
(b) Discernment
(c) Five Wits
(d) Beauty

5. Who is able to escape death, according to this play?
(a) The righteous
(b) Nobody
(c) Everyman
(d) Angels

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Death say will turn Everyman to God?

2. Why does Death say Everyman was crazy?

3. Why are priests not above sinning?

4. Who takes Everyman to see Confession?

5. Who created Adam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Death’s response to Everyman’s pleas to him?

2. How is the beginning of the world described in this play?

3. What does Death tell Everyman to do to prove he is worthy of Heaven?

4. Why are priests seen as so powerful?

5. What kinds of things does Kindred offer to do for Everyman?

6. What does Fellowship do when Everyman asks him for help?

7. Why is Fellowship not able to do what Everyman asked of him?

8. What has caused Good Deeds’s appearance when she first appears in this book?

9. Why does Everyman partake of the Seven Sacraments?

10. What do most people think about most in life, according to this play?

(see the answer keys)

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