Unit 4

Question 1

When the _____ realizes who the Misfit is, she urges him repeatedly to pray to Jesus.

Answer 1

grandmother

Question 2

How does the bishop respond when he catches Jean Valjean stealing his silver?

Answer 2

• He tells him “you no longer belong to evil, but to good.”
• He forgives him and shows him mercy.

Question 3

The pardoner’s ______ was feminine.

Answer 3

appearance and behavior

Question 4

Chaucer’s story describes a pilgrimage to _____.

Answer 4

Canterbury

Question 5

Dickens is the author of _____.

Answer 5

Great Expectations

Question 6

When Hamlet’s father appears to him as ghost, Hamlet agrees to ______.

Answer 6

avenge his father by killing his uncle

Question 7

Chaucer’s use of _____ in the Canterbury Tales to reveal folly and teach truth is similar to Jesus.

Answer 7

satire and irony

Question 8

Kafka’s writings focus on the negative side of _____ showing that where sin abounds there is no grace, only the Law.

Answer 8

Romans 5:20

Question 9

While staying in the home of _____, Jean Valjean is caught stealing silver.

Answer 9

the bishop

Question 10

Dickens lived during a time of high moral standards called the _____.

Answer 10

Victorian Era

Question 11

Hamlet, one of Shakespeare’s play, is considered a _____ tragedy.

Answer 11

revenge

Question 12

“I once was lost but now am found” from “Amazing Grace” echoes Luke 15:31 of the _____ story.

Answer 12

Prodigal Son

Question 13

How is the grace shown to Jean Valjean similar to that found in the book of Romans?

Answer 13

• The bishop forgives him freely.
  -The bishop, like God, does not hold Jean Valjean’s sin against him.

Question 14

During an argument in Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a scripture in the New Testament is used to contradict an Old Testament scripture regarding Canaan and _____.

Answer 14

the enslavement of Africans

Question 15

Jesus scoffed at _____.

Answer 15

religious hypocrites

Question 16

At age 29, Newton suffered from a stroke causing him to acknowledge that _____.

Answer 16

the slave trade was wrong

Question 17

In response to ______, the Grand Inquisitor tells him never to return, denying the promise of the New Testament.

Answer 17

Jesus’ kiss

Question 18

In the play Hamlet, ______ gives a soliloquy in which he talks about murdering his own brother just as Cain did in the biblical story.

Answer 18

King Claudius

Question 19

Kafka’s ______ of the ultimate law and justice was based upon his Jewish heritage.

Answer 19

understanding and perception

Question 20

Uncle Tom believes that U.S. laws regarding slavery are in direct conflict with _____.

Answer 20

the New Testament

Question 21

The _____ is similar in structure to that of a comedy.

Answer 21

biblical story

Question 22

In a story by _____, the Grand Inquisitor demands the arrest of Jesus.

Answer 22

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Question 23

Pip, from the lower social class, was the main character in the novel _____.

Answer 23

Great Expectations

Question 24

In the story _____, the people initially responded to Jesus with worship.

Answer 24

The Grand Inquisitor

Question 25

Directly before _______, the grandmother shows him grace with a tender touch.

Answer 25

the Misfit kills her

Question 26

Victor Hugo wrote the 19th century novel ______.

Answer 26

Les Miserables

Question 27

_____ was inspired to write the hymn “Amazing Grace” after reading the story of King David from the Old Testament.

Answer 27

Newton

Question 28

______ made a major contribution to the abolition movement in England when he published Thoughts Upon the Slave Trade.

Answer 28

Newton

Question 29

Hamlet’s father was murdered in ______ which is similar to the biblical story of Adam and Eve.

Answer 29

a garden

Question 30

A comedy is a play that begins with, ____, plunges into, _______, and ends

Answer 30

happiness, difficulties

Question 31

According to his writings, ______ viewed life as without hope.

Answer 31

Kafka

Question 32

Uncle Tom’s ______ regarding slavery is a reflection of his understanding of the New Testament scriptures.

Answer 32

attitude

Question 33

The gatekeeper tells the dying man that he _____.

Answer 33

will never enter through the gate

Question 34

_______ was originally written in French.

Answer 34

Les Miserables

Question 35

The rich man from Jesus’ parable and the Misfit are similar because _____.

Answer 35

both became spiritually useless when they refused to follow Jesus

Question 36

France experienced several ______ revolutions before Les Miserables was published.

Answer 36

political

Question 37

Ivan, the storyteller of _____ tale, does not believe in the supernatural.

Answer 37

The Grand Inquisitor

Question 38

When Pip finds out _____, he gives up his dream of becoming part of high society.

Answer 38

who is his real benefactor

Question 39

The Canterbury Tales, the pardoner vows to have a relic of ______, but in reality it is a pillowcase.

Answer 39

the mother of Jesus

Question 40

Kafka tells a parable called “______” in his novel The Trial.

Answer 40

Before the law

Question 41

Pip’s _____ describes himself to Pip as his second father.

Answer 41

benefactor

Question 42

O’Connor uses ______ in her stories to reveal moments of grace.

Answer 42

violence

Question 43

Before the events of chapter 39 in Great Expectations, ______ thought that Miss Havisham had provided his wealth.

Answer 43

Pip

Question 44

Uncle ______ was a slave of African descent.

Answer 44

Tom

Question 45

“Amazing Grace” has been recorded by many famous vocal artist including _____.

Answer 45

Elvis Presley

Question 46

The Misfit echoes I Corinthians 15:32 in the story, “______.”

Answer 46

A Good Man is Hard to Find

Question 47

While working on a slave ship, Newton contracted ______ which led him to cry out to God a second time.

Answer 47

a severe fever

Question 48

Luther’s transformation of heart in regard to grace led to the ______.

Answer 48

Reformation