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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. Why does Good Deeds wonder if she will make a difference for Everyman?

2. How was the world when it was first created?

3. How does Kindred offer to help Everyman just before he leaves?

4. What does Knowledge assure Everyman of when he begins his journey?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kindred do when Everyman asks him for help?

2. What is the structure of this play?

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

4. What does Knowledge tell Everyman to do?

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

6. Why is God upset with the people?

7. What are the seven Sacraments?

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

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

10. How does Everyman feel about Kindred before asking him for help?

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

Five Wits is one of the friends helping Everyman in his journey. How does he do this, and how is this help different than what is offered by the other friends?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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