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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "His" Coming.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religious character used as a character in fiction does Ivan specifically reference in his "Literary" Preface?
(a) Mohammed.
(b) The archangel Michael.
(c) John the Baptist.
(d) Zeus.

2. What author's work does Ivan specifically reference in his "Literary" Preface?
(a) Dostoevsky.
(b) Tolstoy.
(c) Peter the Great.
(d) Victor Hugo.

3. How does Jesus help the second person in the crowd?
(a) He brings a girl back to life.
(b) He allows a blind man to see.
(c) He helps a man escape torture.
(d) He forgives a woman's sins.

4. Who is the character mentioned from "Le bon jugement de la tres sainte et gracieuse Vierge Marie," when Ivan references this play?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) The devil.
(c) Jesus.
(d) The grand inquisitor.

5. Where does Jesus stop to meet the mother of the dead child?
(a) At the market.
(b) On the steps of the cathedral.
(c) In the street.
(d) Across from the cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What century does Ivan's Legend take place in?

2. What is the "auto de fe"?

3. What is like "lightning flashing from east to west"?

4. According to Ivan, what do the characters Our Lady and God discuss in "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell"?

5. What religious historical event, "in the north of Germany" is called, "a terrible new heresy."

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