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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What play was performed in the Hotel de Ville of Paris in the reign of Louis XI in honor of the birth of the dauphin?
(a) Divine Comedy.
(b) The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell.
(c) Le bon jugement de la tres sainte et gracieuse Vierge Marie.
(d) Les Misérables.

2. When does Ivan say religiously themed plays, chiefly from the Old Testament, stopped being performed in Moscow?
(a) Upon the return of Jesus.
(b) At the start of WWII.
(c) Before the time of Peter the Great.
(d) At the start of the Spanish Inquisition.

3. What religious historical event, "in the north of Germany" is called, "a terrible new heresy."
(a) The Auto de Fe.
(b) The Protestant reformation.
(c) The Spanish Inquisition.
(d) The Crusades.

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

5. Why is Jesus' appearance deemed a visit?
(a) It is a vacation.
(b) It is not really him.
(c) It is not his final return.
(d) He comes to Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "Literary Preface," in the case of this story?

2. According to Ivan, how does God explain his treatment of sinners in "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell"?

3. How does Ivan feel about the part in his poem where the prisoner first appears?

4. Besides in the works specifically mentioned, where does Ivan say that Christian religious figures appear?

5. In the Inquisition what are penances?

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