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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 is the grand inquisitor's manner with Jesus?
(a) Puzzled.
(b) Aplogetic.
(c) Authoritative.
(d) Loving.

2. How does the cardinal say Jesus responded to the first question from the spirit?
(a) Telling the spirt it is wrong.
(b) Ignoring the question.
(c) Saying man lives not by bread alone.
(d) Calmly answering no.

3. What do the guards do with the prisoner?
(a) Allow him to wash.
(b) Feed him.
(c) Ask him his name.
(d) Lock him in a cell.

4. Why does Ivan say that Jesus appears in his tale?
(a) To stop the Inquisition.
(b) To appear for a moment as the people sunk in iniquity.
(c) Jesus is returning as he promised.
(d) His tale takes place at "the end of time."

5. What is the first thing the visitor does when entering the prisoner's cell?
(a) Gazes at him for a long time.
(b) Asks him his identity.
(c) Walks toward him.
(d) Introduces himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ivan say, "there was nothing left but faith in what the heart doth say."

2. Besides in the works specifically mentioned, where does Ivan say that Christian religious figures appear?

3. What will the church believe about their reign of power?

4. What do the people do when they first do when they recognize Jesus?

5. How does the prisoner look at the grand inquisitor when he is being accused in his cell?

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