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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Joseph states that he will travel to Bethlehem, what does Mary say? ("The Annunciation")
(a) That she will miss him.
(b) That she will come with him.
(c) That she will need to be brought later.
(d) That she will wait behind.

2. Most of what from the original play was preserved for the text?
(a) Original themes.
(b) Original morals.
(c) Original words.
(d) Original characters.

3. According to the introduction to "The Crucifixion", which pageants "make a direct assault on the feelings of the audience"?
(a) York and Towneley.
(b) Towneley and Chester.
(c) N. Town and York.
(d) Chester and N. Town.

4. What does God tell Noah about his feelings about mankind? ("The Flood")
(a) He wished that man would change his ways.
(b) He wished he had never made man.
(c) He blames Eve for the fall of mankind.
(d) He wishes that Satan would leave mankind alone.

5. Whose "doubt", according to the introduction to "The Annunciation", occurs in all English cycles?
(a) Judas.
(b) Joseph.
(c) The apostles.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does God state that the rains would come? ("The Flood")

2. What does "Ecce, virgo concipiet" mean?

3. Who comes to tell the shepherds of Jesus' birth? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")

4. Who does Herod thank at the end of the pageant for his peace? ("Herod the Great")

5. In Jesus' opening soliloquy, what is the only thing that he asks of mankind?

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