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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. What does the messenger say happens to things of the world that make us happy?

2. What does Everyman do when he learns who Death is?

3. Why does Everyman have to face God?

4. What does Five Wits say Priests should teach?

5. What does Everyman think after talking to Kindred and Fellowship?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Everyman feel about why Goods was sent to Earth and why?

2. Who are the friends who help Everyman in his journey?

3. Why does Everyman partake of the Seven Sacraments?

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

5. What is ironic about Everyman praying to God to escape Death?

6. What has caused Good Deeds’s appearance when she first appears in this book?

7. Why does Death say Everyman must die?

8. Why is Kindred not able to do what Everyman asked of him?

9. How does Death feel about Everyman when they first meet?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Much of this book centered around Catholic beliefs. What are some of these beliefs, and how did they shape this plot?

Essay Topic 2

Everyman and the other characters in this play are purely symbolic. What are these characters symbolic of, and how does this affect the tone of the play?

Essay Topic 3

This play is a morality play. What does this mean, and how does this play fit into this unique genre?

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