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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the original name for Bethlehem in the text? ("The Annunciation")
(a) Bedhelm.
(b) Bethel-helm.
(c) Bethle.
(d) Bedlem.

2. Who tells Joseph the name of Mary's baby? ("The Annunciation")
(a) An angel.
(b) God.
(c) Mary.
(d) The Holy Spirit.

3. On what day is Christ's victory over sin and death celebrated?
(a) The Passover Feast Day.
(b) Corpus Christi Day.
(c) Christmas.
(d) The Feast of Fools.

4. Who gave the editor permission to use the editions of the original text?
(a) The Early British Library Society.
(b) The Early English Text Society.
(c) The English Medieval Library of Text.
(d) The Medieval Language Library.

5. At the opening of "Herod the Great", what is the messenger asking the audience to do?
(a) Be quiet.
(b) Hold their laughter.
(c) Take a seat.
(d) Stomp their feet.

6. What does Mary pray to God about at the end of Scene II? ("The Annunciation")
(a) To help Joseph understand their child.
(b) To have mercy on Joseph.
(c) To help Joseph love Jesus as his own.
(d) To have Joseph love her forever.

7. What does Eve say she and Adam would be if they ate the apple? ("The Fall of Man")
(a) Gods.
(b) Angels.
(c) Sustained.
(d) Honorable.

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

9. How does Herod reward the soldiers for murdering the children? ("Herod the Great")
(a) With land.
(b) With knighthood.
(c) With money.
(d) With imprisonment.

10. In the Wakefield Shepherd Pageants, how many line stanzas did the author use?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

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

12. According to Gabriel, who will "shadow" Mary's soul? ("The Annunciation")
(a) God.
(b) The Holy Ghost.
(c) Eve.
(d) The hope of mankind.

13. In what year did the burning of the Free Reference Library at Birmingham occur?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1775.
(d) 1818.

14. Who does the second shepherd say is woeful? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) A married man.
(b) His flock.
(c) A rooster.
(d) The inn-keeper.

15. According to Isaiah's prologue, whose birth would redeem Adam? ("The Annunciation")
(a) Jesus'.
(b) Joseph's.
(c) Mary's.
(d) Cain's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Introduction state had left its mark on the "Second Shepherd's Pageant"?

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

3. What does Herod say he will do to the people who do not stop talking badly about him? ("Herod the Great")

4. How many angels are awaiting God's call? ("The Creation, and The Fall of Lucifer" )

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

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