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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Jesus now dressed?

2. Before whom is Jesus once again brought?

3. What does Jesus predict about one of them?

4. How has Jesus' costume changed from the beginning?

5. Of what does a woman poised next to a fire accuse Peter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Judas cares only about himself.

Part 1) Why is he selfish? Is he only portrayed as being selfish? Why or why not?

Part 2) To what does this selfishness lead? Why?

Part 3) How can the audience relate to this character? How have the playwrights created this character's personality to be more easily understood by the audience?

Essay Topic 2

Jesus presides at what is called the "Last Supper."

Part 1) What takes place at this last supper? What are your thoughts on this last supper?

Part 2) Compare Jesus' character at this point to the disciples.

Part 3) How dose this event lead to Jesus' subsequent and inevitable death?

Essay Topic 3

In Act 1, Scene 14, as Mary Magdalene is washing Jesus' feet, he is dressed all in white.

Part 1) Why does she wash his feet? What does this symbolize?

Part 2) What is symbolic about his white clothing?

Part 3) How has Jesus' clothing changed throughout the musical? Why? How is it related to the plot and changes in his character?

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