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

2. What does Death tell Everyman to find?

3. What personality trait does this play show God has?

4. Who is the first friend Everyman goes to for help?

5. What causes men to not want to sin anymore?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the audience told about sin?

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

3. Why is Kindred not able to do what Everyman asked of him?

4. What kinds of things does Kindred offer to do for Everyman?

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

6. Why does God call on death?

7. How is this play introduced?

8. How is Good Deeds described when she first appears in this play?

9. Where would this play have been performed and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The author places some information about the Sacraments throughout this book for us. Why do you think he did that, and how did this affect the pace of the book?

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