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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What century does Ivan's Legend take place in?
(a) 17th century.
(b) 16th century.
(c) 18th century.
(d) 15th century.

2. How does the blind man get Jesus to heal him?
(a) He touches Jesus clothes.
(b) He grabs Jesus hand.
(c) Jesus presses is hand to his eyes.
(d) He asks Jesus.

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

4. What does Ivan mean when he says, "It was customary in poetry to bring down heavenly powers on earth"?
(a) Writing poems is normal for those with "heavenly powers."
(b) Poetry makes supernatural power commonplace.
(c) It is common to use religious figures as characters in poetry.
(d) Poetry gives heavenly powers to all listeners.

5. What is a "Literary Preface," in the case of this story?
(a) A introduction explaining why the subsequent story is literature.
(b) A preface explaining what literature is.
(c) A well-written introduction.
(d) An introduction referencing stories with similar aspects.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character is speaking when the story begins?

2. Before he is arrested in the story, what doesn't Jesus do?

3. Why were the "fires lighted" in the Inquisition?

4. 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"?

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

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