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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Everyman go when he dies?

2. What makes Everyman hesitate to do his penance?

3. What does Everyman ask Death to do after his reckoning?

4. What religion was followed when this book was written?

5. What does Death plan to do with Everyman?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Everyman feel about Fellowship after asking him for help?

2. What is Death’s task in this play?

3. Where would this play have been performed and why?

4. What does Knowledge tell Everyman to do?

5. Why does Everyman hope he can come back to Earth after his death?

6. What does Death do when Everyman tries to bribe him?

7. What is Death’s response to Everyman’s pleas to him?

8. Who sent Goods to Earth?

9. What are the seven Sacraments?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Everyman feels betrayed by some important parts of his life. Who does he feel has betrayed him and why?

Essay Topic 2

Some warnings about priests are given in this play. What are these warnings, and how valid are they in this day and age?

Essay Topic 3

Death was very angry with Everyman. How did he show this through his actions?

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