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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owned the only two complete (the ones preserved between 1510-1535) copies of "Everyman"?
(a) Micheal Flemming.
(b) John Skot.
(c) James Vocht.
(d) RIchard Pynson.

2. From what disease does Caesar suffer? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) Leprosy.
(b) Helminths.
(c) Meningitis.
(d) Tetanus.

3. Who does Everyman ask to pray for him?
(a) Isaac.
(b) Noah.
(c) Mary.
(d) The woman accused of adultery.

4. What device is defined as the linking of stanzas by means of verbal repetition?
(a) Enjambment.
(b) Dactyl.
(c) Spondee.
(d) Concatenation.

5. What place does "The Judgment" always take in the English cycles?
(a) The secular pageant.
(b) The concluding pageant.
(c) The most meaningful pageant.
(d) The middle pageant.

6. What does Caesar say he will do upon finding out that Jesus is dead? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) Pray.
(b) Confess his own sins.
(c) Fast.
(d) Submit to his aliment.

7. Why does Pilate agree to go and see Caesar? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) He states that he has done nothing wrong.
(b) He says he is not afarid of Caesar.
(c) He doesn't agree.
(d) He claims Caesar is kind to everyone.

8. While the scribe to talking to Jesus about adulterers, what is Jesus doing? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")
(a) Writing in the ground with his finger.
(b) Arguing with the scribe.
(c) Looking at the accused woman.
(d) Praying.

9. What Finnish play does "Everyman" closely resemble?
(a) "Elckerlijc."
(b) "Näytelmäkulma."
(c) "Kymmenen tikkua laudalla. "
(d) "Alivuokralainen."

10. Who is the last character in "Everyman" to speak?
(a) Good Deeds.
(b) God.
(c) A doctor.
(d) Death.

11. What does Pilate have that protects him? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) A garment of Jesus'.
(b) A charm from a soothsayer.
(c) A promise from God.
(d) A posion that protects him.

12. What "book" is Everyman to take along on his journey?
(a) His book of accounts.
(b) His book of broken promises.
(c) His book of good deeds.
(d) His book of sins against God.

13. Upon what item does Veronica possess that shows a print of Jesus' face? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) A dress.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) A shrowd.
(d) A tapestry.

14. What are the soldiers in "The Resurrection" afraid Pilate will do if he finds out that Jesus' tomb is empty?
(a) Put them to death.
(b) Lose the throne.
(c) Crucify Jesus again.
(d) Be sentenced by God.

15. What does the fourth soldier call Jesus as he calls to the other soldiers to work together during the crucifixion?
(a) God's redeemed son.
(b) Sinner to God.
(c) Traitor.
(d) False god.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Everyman", who has God summoned? (As stated by prologue.)

2. From whom do analysts believe were the originators of the "horrible detail" where Christ's limbs were stretched by cords? (Introduction to "The Crucifixion")

3. By what name is the author of "The Crucifixion" pageant known by? (As quoted by the text in reference to the author: "an unknown playwright of extraordinary talent".)

4. What is Everyman told to ask of Confession?

5. In the introduction to "The Women Taken in Adultery", what biblical chapter does the introduction state was used as a counterpart to the pageant?

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