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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 does the cardinal do when he repeats the spirit's questions?
(a) He makes a joke of it.
(b) He quotes the bible.
(c) He poses it to the prisoner.
(d) He puts it into he own words.

2. What does the Cardinal say would happen if Jesus turned stones into bread?
(a) The bread would be refused.
(b) His love would be understood.
(c) Everyone would respect him.
(d) Everyone would be obedient to him.

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

4. What part of the scene in front of the cathedral does the cardinal witness?
(a) A man asking to be healed.
(b) A man's sight being restored.
(c) Jesus appearing.
(d) A girl coming back to life.

5. What is a "Literary Preface," in the case of this story?
(a) A preface explaining what literature is.
(b) A introduction explaining why the subsequent story is literature.
(c) An introduction referencing stories with similar aspects.
(d) A well-written introduction.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ivan describe the night in Seville?

2. Why were the "fires lighted" in the Inquisition?

3. What author's work doesn't Ivan specifically reference in his "Literary" Preface?

4. When the people are silent before him what does the cardinal do?

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

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