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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 Death mock Everyman when he prays to God to avoid Death?
(a) He has never prayed before
(b) He doesn’t know who to pray to
(c) God doesn’t hear prayers
(d) God is the one who sent Death

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

3. What does Confession give Everyman to help him?
(a) Guilt
(b) Penance
(c) Money
(d) Creativity

4. What does Death say has made up Everyman’s life?
(a) Equal bad and good
(b) No good at all
(c) More good than bad
(d) More bad than good

5. What is the first thing Everyman does that makes Good Deeds stronger?
(a) Reads the Bible
(b) Sings a hymn
(c) Preaches to someone else
(d) Prays

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the most educated men at the time this play was written?

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

3. What does Everyman do when he learns who Death is?

4. Who is the second friend Everyman goes to for help?

5. Who is the last character to speak in this play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the seven Sacraments?

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

3. How is the gift from God for all men obtained?

4. What does Death say when he learns Everyman hopes to come back to Earth after his death?

5. What gift does God offer all men?

6. What is Death’s task in this play?

7. What does Everyman beg Death for, and why?

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

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

10. Why does Death say Everyman must die?

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