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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where can Goods help Everyman?

2. What does Knowledge offer to do for Everyman?

3. What does Death say has made up Everyman’s life?

4. When does Knowledge say he will leave Everyman?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the structure of this play?

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

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

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

5. How does Everyman feel about why Goods was sent to Earth and why?

6. How does Death feel about Everyman when they first meet?

7. What are the seven Sacraments?

8. What does Death say Everyman was crazy to do?

9. Who sent Goods to Earth?

10. What does this play reveal about the status of society at this time in history?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Everyman changed when he began listening to Knowledge. What were some of these changes, and what do you think caused them?

Essay Topic 2

Death was very angry with Everyman. How did he show this through his actions?

Essay Topic 3

Everyman had many high and lofty goals in life. How did he go about achieving these?

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