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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Jesus' opening soliloquy, what is the only thing that he asks of mankind?
(a) To trust him.
(b) To love him.
(c) To obey him.
(d) To submit to him.

2. At the opening of Scene II, what does Satan tell Eve he was? ("The Fall of Man")
(a) A friend.
(b) An angel.
(c) Adam.
(d) God.

3. After telling Eve that eating from the tree would give her knowledge, what does Satan call himself? ("The Fall of Man")
(a) An angel.
(b) A messenger of God.
(c) A truth-sayer.
(d) A worm.

4. What does Isaac recognize about his father's mood right before their sacrifice? ("Abraham and Isaac")
(a) He is joyous.
(b) He is livid.
(c) He is very cheerful.
(d) He is not cheerful.

5. Whose writings does Herod want studied regarding the birth of Jesus? ("Herod the Great")
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Homer.
(d) Plato.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cain offer as a sacrifice to God in Scene III? ("Cain and Abel")

2. What does the messenger do as Herod enters the scene? (Herod the Great")

3. Where does Scene I ("Cain and Abel") open?

4. What does Jesus' first line in the play translate to mean? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")

5. What does "Natumque pariet" mean? ("Herod the Great")

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