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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. Who does this play say priests should be role models for?

2. Why does Everyman have to face God?

3. Where does Everyman go when he is ready for his reckoning?

4. How many Sacraments are there?

5. What does Five Wits say about the bad things said about Priests?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Death do when Everyman says Death’s coming is unfair?

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

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

5. Why does Everyman partake of the Seven Sacraments?

6. What caused the change in the world according to this play?

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

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

9. Why was Goods sent to Earth?

10. Why is Fellowship not able to do what Everyman asked of him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Everyman was devoted to Goods in his life. How did he display this devotion, and what affect did this have on his life?

Essay Topic 2

Purity is a main theme of this book. How is this theme presented, and why would this be so central in a plot like this?

Essay Topic 3

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

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