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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. How is love of money described in this play?
(a) Dangerous
(b) Fleeting
(c) Stalwart
(d) All consuming

2. How did most people at the time of this play view God?
(a) He was impressed with men and their accomplishments
(b) He was loving and kind
(c) He was disappointed in men and their sins
(d) He was vengeful and angry

3. Who were the most educated men at the time this play was written?
(a) Church officials
(b) Royalty
(c) Teachers
(d) Messengers

4. When does Everyman say he will call on his new friends?
(a) When Death returns
(b) When he needs them
(c) When he is weakened
(d) At the reckoning

5. Who is able to escape death, according to this play?
(a) Angels
(b) The righteous
(c) Everyman
(d) Nobody

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the messenger talk to at the beginning of the play?

2. Why does Good Deeds wonder if she will make a difference for Everyman?

3. Who is the second person to speak in this play?

4. How many companions does Everyman have on his journey?

5. What does Everyman have to show God?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is God upset with the people?

2. How does Everyman feel about Kindred after asking him for help?

3. Why is Goods not able to do what Everyman asked of him?

4. What does this play reveal about the status of society at this time in history?

5. What does Everyman beg Death for, and why?

6. Why was this play written?

7. What happens to Everyman at the end of this play?

8. How does Everyman try to bribe Death?

9. What is the structure of this play?

10. Why was Goods sent to Earth?

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