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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the group do together?
(a) fought with the jongleurs.
(b) attends Brendan's funeral.
(c) looks for information.
(d) talk to the Knights.

2. What is the role of Tobias in the Play of Adam?
(a) God.
(b) Eve.
(c) Satan.
(d) Adam.

3. Thomas Wells died by:
(a) stabbing.
(b) speared.
(c) blow to the head.
(d) strangulation.

4. How many people did Nicholas count in the group?
(a) four.
(b) five.
(c) three.
(d) six.

5. What happens when the men begin to pack their wagon?
(a) Martin says he wants to talk to them first.
(b) the jongleurs challenge them to a match.
(c) they decide to watch the jousting tourney.
(d) the innkeeper asks them to stay.

6. Which part of the Devil's Fool role can't Nicholas do?
(a) dance.
(b) hand activities.
(c) juggle.
(d) sing.

7. What is the purpose of their traveling?
(a) to deliver a message.
(b) to perform a Christmas play for their lady's coursin.
(c) to find food for the winter.
(d) to earn money.

8. What role did Brendan play better than anyone?
(a) Devil.
(b) angel of God.
(c) court jester.
(d) Devil's Fool.

9. Who does Straw compare the Knights to:
(a) priests.
(b) the townsmen.
(c) the players.
(d) no one.

10. What does Martin propose?
(a) nothing.
(b) they break up the group.
(c) they return to their patron lord.
(d) they do a play based on the murder.

11. Which is not one of the three things about the Monk that raises questions:
(a) seeing the woman.
(b) finding the money.
(c) finding out about the boy's death.
(d) hearing the woman's confession.

12. Who wears stilts in the Play of Adam?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Martin.

13. Who turned in Roger True's daughter?
(a) her father.
(b) a Benedictine monk.
(c) the innkeeper.
(d) a shopkeeper.

14. Which characters do they feel could be played without words?
(a) the Angel and the Serpent.
(b) none of them.
(c) Adam and Eve.
(d) Satan and God.

15. How does the group earn their money:
(a) by stealing.
(b) they receive wages from their lord.
(c) by begging.
(d) by doing odd jobs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nicholas do for Sir Robert de Brian?

2. What does Nicholas do for the first time since joining the group?

3. Where are the Knights riding to?

4. At first, Nicholas thought the group of people were:

5. How do the players announce their new play:

(see the answer keys)

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