Ben-Hur quiz and flashcards

What happens when the three travelers pray together at the desert camp?

Who teaches Gaspar about God and the expected King?

What belief leads Melchior to challenge caste restrictions?

Why do Joseph and Mary travel to Bethlehem?

Where does the keeper shelter Mary when the khan is full?

What sign does the angel give the shepherds for finding the child?

What ends Judah's renewed friendship with Messala?

What event brings Roman soldiers into Judah's home?

What does Mary's son give Judah at Nazareth?

What does Arrius do after Ben-Hur saves him and they are rescued?

Why does Ben-Hur take lodging near Simonides in Antioch?

Why does Simonides send Malluch to follow Ben-Hur?

Whom does Ben-Hur save from Messala's horses at the fountain?

Why does Ben-Hur decide not to kill Messala?

How does Balthasar describe the promised Child's mission?

What does Messala's letter to Gratus reveal?

What hope does Ben-Hur draw from Messala's intercepted letter?

What condition does Ben-Hur attach to his offer of profits to Simonides?

What does Simonides persuade Ben-Hur to prepare for the expected King?

What does Esther urge Ben-Hur to choose?

How does Ben-Hur defeat Messala in the chariot race?

Why do Ben-Hur's mother and Tirzah avoid him outside their house?

How does Amrah help the hidden women near En-rogel?

What prompts Ben-Hur to ride toward the Jordan?

Whom does Ben-Hur recognize when John identifies the Son of God?

What makes Ben-Hur's reunion with his mother and Tirzah possible?

What does Iras threaten to do unless Ben-Hur pays Messala?

How does the Nazarene respond when a disciple wounds a man during the arrest?

Why does Ben-Hur's attempted rescue of the Nazarene collapse?

What purpose does Ben-Hur eventually give his fortune?