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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the cardinal think people don't want freedom?
(a) They can't understand it.
(b) They hate all decisions.
(c) They are not smart enough.
(d) It too difficult for them.

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

3. Who is the character mentioned from "Le bon jugement de la tres sainte et gracieuse Vierge Marie," when Ivan references this play?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) Jesus.
(c) The grand inquisitor.
(d) The devil.

4. What religious character used as a character in fiction does Ivan NOT reference in his "Literary" Preface?
(a) Abraham.
(b) God.
(c) The Archangel Michael.
(d) Virgin Mary.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the inquisitor say couldn't be clear at the time of the questions?

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

4. What prompts the woman of the dead child to ask Jesus for help?

5. What does the inquisitor accuse Jesus of?

(see the answer key)

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