the opening action of Ben-Hur is set in

the palace gardens on Mount Zion

Messala and Judah Ben-Hur are

former friends

some of the ways Ben-Hur believes Messala has changed for the worse

Messala's speech has become mocking and hurtful.

a childhood dream of Ben-Hur and Messala

to be great warriors together

Messala's philosophy

"Eros is dead, Mars reigns."

after the reunion with Messala, Ben-Hur feels

disillusioned and disgusted with his friend

the chief antagonist of Ben-Hur

Messala

this person turns the Hur family over to the Romans

Messala

this person dislodges the tile that knocks Valerius Gratus from his horse

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur's father was a

merchant

Amrah is Ben-Hur's

slave

Ben-Hur chooses to respond to the change in Messala by

he has nothing more to do with his friend

Messala encourages Ben-Hur to

renounce his faith

this is NOT a conflict that is present in Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur vs. Ilderim

In Ben-Hur, pride is the chief character flaw of

Messala

the village youth who gives Ben-Hur the drink of water

Jesus of Nazareth

How does Ben-Hur respond when Arrius asks Ben-Hur, "If you were free, what would you do?"

"I would know no rest until my mother and Tirzah were restored to home."

the gift Arrius gives Ben-Hur after the battle on the ship

his ring

as the men float on a plank waiting for rescue, Arrius asks Ben-Hur to

push him from the plank and drown him

the reason Ben-Hur throws Arrius's ring into the water

to free himself of a hateful obligation (He doesn't want to break God's law by killing Arrius.)

Arrius dies

soon after adopting Ben-Hur

the reason Ben-Hur only wants to be known as the son of Arrius

He is still not safe from the threat of the Roman government.

the main reason Ben-Hur wants to see Simonides

He wants to discover any information he can about his family's location.

during the meeting between Simonides and Ben-Hur, Simonides demands

proof of Ben-Hur's identity

the person Simonides sends to follow Ben-Hur

Malluch

Simonides tells Malluch to be

a friend to Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur and Malluch go to the

stadium

the person Ben-Hur recognizes at the stadium

Messala

the reason Ben-Hur wants to enter the chariot race

so he can defeat and humiliate Messala