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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. How is love of money described in this play?

2. Who does Confession say will be stronger if Everyman takes his journey?

3. Who hears someone making way for Everyman when he dies?

4. Who created Adam?

5. What does Everyman have a hard time believing after his sacraments?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Good Deeds different from the other friends Everyman goes to for help?

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

4. What does Death tell Everyman to do to prove he is worthy of Heaven?

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

6. What happens to Everyman at the end of this play?

7. What causes some of these friends to leave Everyman in his journey?

8. What is the structure of this play?

9. Why is God upset with the people?

10. What gift does God offer all men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Everyman meets his death at the end of the play. How is this experience different than he had originally anticipated?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

The author of this book is unknown, and yet the content has withstood the test of time. Why of you think this was possible when most great works survive on the fame of their creators?

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