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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 is Confession located?

2. Who says he would be willing to kill someone for Everyman?

3. What does Goods say caused Everyman to commit many of his sins?

4. How does Everyman feel when the first of his friends leaves him when he is ready for his reckoning?

5. What does the messenger say happens to things of the world that make us happy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is God upset with the people?

3. Why was Goods sent to Earth?

4. What is the audience told to do at the beginning of the play?

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

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

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

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

9. How is this play introduced?

10. What is Death’s task 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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Much of this book centered around Catholic beliefs. What are some of these beliefs, and how did they shape this plot?

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