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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Temptation.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who will finish the new Tower of Babel?
(a) Jesus.
(b) No one.
(c) The great scientists and thinkers.
(d) The church.

3. Who does the grand inquisitor say the prisoner talked to in the wilderness?
(a) The people of Seville.
(b) A spirit.
(c) Animals.
(d) Travelers on the road.

4. What is the cardinal's immediate reaction upon witnessing the scene outside the Cathedral?
(a) He smiles mischeviously.
(b) His face darkens and his eyebrows tense.
(c) He calls for his guards.
(d) He orders a man arrested.

5. Who in the crowd does Jesus Heal?
(a) All who come in contact with him.
(b) All who he loves.
(c) All who pray.
(d) All who ask him.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ivan, did Jesus have any physical presence on earth in the 16th Century?

2. How old is the cardinal?

3. Why doesn't the the grand inquisitor want Jesus to add to his teachings?

4. Why was the cardinal wearing different clothes the day before Jesus heals the blind girl?

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

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