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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. Why should men never put off salvation?

2. Who does Death say Everyman will have to answer to?

3. What does Confession warn Everyman of?

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

5. What was the purpose of this play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Everyman hope he can come back to Earth after his death?

5. How does Everyman feel about Fellowship after asking him for help?

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

7. What gift does God offer all men?

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

9. Who sent Goods to Earth?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This play is a morality play. What does this mean, and how does this play fit into this unique genre?

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

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