The Grand Inquisitor Quiz Questions | Quiz: Ivan's "Literary" Preface to "His" Coming

Quiz: Ivan's "Literary" Preface to "His" Coming

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. When does Ivan say religiously themed plays, chiefly from the Old Testament, stopped being performed in Moscow?
a) Upon the return of Jesus.
b) At the start of WWII.
c) Before the time of Peter the Great.
d) At the start of the Spanish Inquisition.

2. What happened at the auto de fe the day before the prisoner is arrested?
a) The cardinal condemned burning.
b) The king's court did not show up.
c) Heretics were burnt.
d) The grand inquisitor was not present.

3. What author's work does Ivan specifically reference in his "Literary" Preface?
a) Victor Hugo.
b) Peter the Great.
c) Dostoevsky.
d) Tolstoy.

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