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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. What kind of people do some priests set bad examples for?

2. How are friends described at the end of the play?

3. Why does Everyman go and see Knowledge?

4. When does Everyman say he will call on his new friends?

5. What does Everyman ask Death for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Goods sent to Earth?

2. Why does Death say Everyman must die?

3. How is this play introduced?

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

5. How does Good Deeds change in appearance through this play?

6. What gift does God offer all men?

7. What kind of play is this, and what does this genre entail?

8. Who sent Goods to Earth?

9. How does Everyman try to bribe Death?

10. What kinds of things does Fellowship offer to do for Everyman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some warnings about priests are given in this play. What are these warnings, and how valid are they in this day and age?

Essay Topic 2

Five Wits is one of the friends helping Everyman in his journey. How does he do this, and how is this help different than what is offered by the other friends?

Essay Topic 3

Everyman and the other characters in this play are purely symbolic. What are these characters symbolic of, and how does this affect the tone of the play?

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