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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "auto de fe"?
(a) The return of Jesus.
(b) A church holliday.
(c) Public ceremony of punishment.
(d) A famous battle.

2. Why were the "fires lighted" in the Inquisition?
(a) To provide light every night for the proceedings.
(b) To burn condemned people alive.
(c) To cook feasts given in honor of God.
(d) To warm the court rooms.

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

4. Who does Ivan NOT say was present at the auto de fe the day before?
(a) The king.
(b) The pope.
(c) The cardinals.
(d) The knights.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the prisoner do to be recognized by the people?

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

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

5. What does Ivan mean when he says, "It was customary in poetry to bring down heavenly powers on earth"?

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