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

2. What does Death say God has never done?
(a) Hurt Everyman
(b) All of the above
(c) Forgotten Everyman
(d) Given up on Everyman

3. How concerned is Everyman about death?
(a) He doesn’t know he should be concerned
(b) Not at all
(c) He thinks of little else
(d) Very much

4. Why does Everyman go and see Knowledge?
(a) Because Good Deeds told him to
(b) Because Good Deeds failed him
(c) Because Death took him there
(d) Because Kindred suggested it

5. What keeps Everyman from fully trusting others?
(a) He knows they are mortal
(b) He thinks everyone might be like him
(c) His friends keep leaving him
(d) He hasn’t known very many good people

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Everyman lose desire for as he begins his journey?

2. What country was Everyman born in?

3. What does Death say Everyman is living outside of?

4. Who is the second person to speak in this play?

5. What does God say is his real gift to man?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is ironic about Everyman praying to God to escape Death?

3. Why was this play written?

4. How is Everyman described when we first meet him in the play?

5. What are the seven Sacraments?

6. What is Death’s task in this play?

7. Who are the friends who help Everyman in his journey?

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

9. What does Kindred do when Everyman asks him for help?

10. What does Everyman learn when some of his friends leave during his journey?

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