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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What doesn't the crowd do when they see Jesus perform two miracles?
(a) Elects him cardinal.
(b) Throws flowers at his feet.
(c) Cries, "it is He."
(d) Asks him for healing.

2. Why does Ivan say the character "Our Lady" falls before the throne of God and beg?
(a) She thinks denial of heaven sufficent punishment.
(b) She wants to save her friends in hell.
(c) She is shocked at what she sees in hell.
(d) She believes in forgiveness for all.

3. Besides in the works specifically mentioned, where does Ivan say that Christian religious figures appear?
(a) Star Constellations.
(b) Scattered legends.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Alyosha's Dreams.

4. How does Ivan feel about the part in his poem where the prisoner first appears?
(a) He thinks it is funny.
(b) He thinks its one of the best parts.
(c) He would like to refine it more.
(d) He thinks it is very orignal.

5. What does Ivan mean when he says, "fifteen centuries since man has ceased to see signs from heaven"?
(a) Man is no longer in touch with spirituality.
(b) The church has lost proof that Jesus existed.
(c) Miracles can no longer occur.
(d) It has been 15 centuries since Jesus walked the earth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the blind man get Jesus to heal him?

3. What is the "auto de fe"?

4. Why does Ivan say, "there was nothing left but faith in what the heart doth say."

5. What does the girl do when she comes back to life?

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