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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is hiding the dead girl?
(a) Flowers.
(b) A veil.
(c) The coffin lid.
(d) Shadows.

3. In the Inquisition what are penances?
(a) Rewards for good deads
(b) Verses to memorize
(c) Punishments for sin
(d) Lessons to be practiced

4. Why does Ivan say, "there was nothing left but faith in what the heart doth say."
(a) People stopped trusting their feelings.
(b) Without Jesus' physical presence, believer's needed to trust their hearts.
(c) The population discarded science and replaced it with philosophy.
(d) The population stopped believing in Jesus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What character is speaking when the story begins?

2. What characters from "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell" is NOT referenced in Ivan's "Literary" Preface?

3. Who is Ivan talking about when he says, "He comes on the scene in my poem, but He says nothing, only appears and passes on"?

4. Who does Ivan NOT say was present at the auto de fe the day before?

5. Who is the first person Jesus helps in the crowd?

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