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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The man who died was:
(a) Nicholas.
(b) Martin.
(c) Brendan.
(d) Sephen.

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

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

4. In the opening of the chapters, Nicholas talks about:
(a) his childhood.
(b) the distress he has caused his bishop.
(c) his lust.
(d) his ability to sing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the group's patron lord:

2. What is the subject of the discussion the group has?

3. What does the innkeeper demand from Martin?

4. The man living with Thomas Wells' mother was:

5. What have all plays been based on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the traveling players accept Nicholas?

2. What is the subject of the Play of Adam?

3. Why was Thomas Wells wandering around with a purse full of money?

4. How does the group travel?

5. Where is the group of traveling players traveling to?

6. Why did Nicholas ask to join the group?

7. What is the group's decision about doing a play based on the murder?

8. How does Nicholas cause distress to his Bishop?

9. Why does the group decide to take Brendan's body with them?

10. Why does Stephen get into a fight with the jongleurs?

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