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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. During the course of the performance, the players reveal:

2. In the play, Thomas Wells is portrayed as:

3. John Lambert is:

4. What does the Justice say of the Monk:

5. Who had the players mentioned by name in their play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Some of the players want to leave after the performance but Martin wants to stay. Why?

2. What do Martin and Nicholas learn at the jail?

3. What do they learn about Lord de Guise?

4. What does examining the body of Thomas Wells reveal?

5. What are the players allowed to bring to the castle?

6. Why does Nicholas misrepresent himself as a representative of the King's Justice?

7. What happens in the show when Thomas Wells was portrayed as following the woman to her house?

8. What promises does the Justice make?

9. Nicholas thinks over the events of the last few days. What does he blame for their predicament?

10. When Martin begins the Prologue to the play, what does he explain to the audience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the structure of the fourteenth century English play? Why are the plays based on the Bible? Discuss the style used in the presentation of the play.

Essay Topic 2

How does MORALITY PLAY compare to other murder mysteries that you've read? In what way does Unsworth build suspense? Is it effective in your opinion? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The players are a team both on and off the stage. What does this suggest abut the role of teamwork? Did you learn anything about teamwork from working in groups?

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