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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do they learn has occurred in the town?
(a) a murder.
(b) the marriage of the lord's daughter.
(c) a robbery.
(d) the birth of the lord's son.

2. How many times has Nicholas disobeyed his Bishop and left without permission?
(a) one.
(b) two.
(c) three.
(d) never.

3. What is Straw's view of the play's performance?
(a) it is fine as it is.
(b) they need more dialogue.
(c) it was a failure.
(d) there is not enough movement.

4. The character Tobias functions as the:
(a) cook.
(b) leader.
(c) tailor.
(d) handyman.

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

6. Where did the group find lodging in the town?
(a) a room at the end.
(b) a room at a house.
(c) a barn in the yard of the inn.
(d) rooms at the church.

7. Who breaks up the fight and settles the issue?
(a) the innkeeper.
(b) a Knight.
(c) the sheriff.
(d) the King's Justice.

8. What does the group have Nicholas do after accepting him?
(a) change clothes with the dead man.
(b) argues.
(c) pray.
(d) explain his reason.

9. Thomas Wells obtained the money he was carrying by:
(a) his mother borrowed it.
(b) stealing.
(c) work.
(d) selling the family cow.

10. Who does Stephen have a fight with?
(a) jongleurs.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) a Knight.
(d) the innkeeper.

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

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

13. Who did Margaret obtain information from:
(a) the innkeeper.
(b) the tavern keeper.
(c) the grave digger.
(d) Flint.

14. What is Stephen upset about?
(a) Brendan's death.
(b) the King's Justice.
(c) low attendance and splitting the proceeds with the innkeeper.
(d) the murder.

15. What kind of performance are the players going to give?
(a) the Play of Adam.
(b) Greek tragedy.
(c) dancing.
(d) singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Martin learn will begin the next day?

2. What role does Stephen play in the Play of Adam?

3. What happens when the men begin to pack their wagon?

4. Who is the group's patron lord:

5. Who changes Brendan's clothing?

(see the answer keys)

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