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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 Confession give Everyman to help him?

2. What helps Everyman to lose desire for something as he begins his journey?

3. What keeps Fellowship from doing what Everyman needs him to do?

4. Who is able to escape death, according to this play?

5. Which of the companions stays with Everyman to the very end?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does God call on death?

3. What does Death do when Everyman tries to bribe him?

4. How does Everyman try to bribe Death?

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

6. What is ironic about Everyman praying to God to escape Death?

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

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

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

10. What is Death’s task in this play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Everyman had many high and lofty goals in life. How did he go about achieving these?

Essay Topic 2

The doctor has an interesting role in this play. What is this role, and how does he accomplish it?

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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