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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 cardinal wearing when he witnesses the crowd?
(a) Gorgeous cardinal's robes.
(b) A funeral suit.
(c) An old monk's cassock.
(d) Uniform of the "holy guard."

2. How do the people react to the guards seizing the prisoner from their midst?
(a) They beg them for mercy.
(b) They make way for the guards.
(c) They protest verbally but do not intervene.
(d) They fight to push the guards back.

3. According to Ivan, what do the characters Our Lady and God discuss in "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell"?
(a) The life of Jesus.
(b) The history of the world.
(c) Mercy for all those in hell.
(d) Forgiveness for "Our Lady."

4. How does the cardinal think the prisoner would hinder his work?
(a) Runing for office.
(b) Stopping the inquisition.
(c) Adding more judges and courts.
(d) Starting a separate inquisition.

5. What is like "lightning flashing from east to west"?
(a) The wrath of God.
(b) The return of Jesus.
(c) Jesus' eyes.
(d) The end of time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "Literary Preface," in the case of this story?

2. Why does the cardinal think Jesus wouldn't feed the world?

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

4. Why does the inquisitor think people will rise?

5. What is the grand inquisitor's manner with Jesus?

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