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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who isn't traveling with the cardinal?
(a) His assistants.
(b) Slaves.
(c) The queen.
(d) The "holy guard."

3. Why does the inquisitor say people won't need Jesus?
(a) They will have become wise.
(b) They won't need miracles.
(c) They will be able to feed themselves.
(d) They won't want outside help.

4. What does the prisoner's visitor carry in his hand?
(a) Chains.
(b) Dinner.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A light.

5. What characters from "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell" is NOT referenced in Ivan's "Literary" Preface?
(a) God.
(b) The Archangel Michael.
(c) Our Lady.
(d) The Devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ivan describe the night in Seville?

2. What does Ivan mean when he says, "It was customary in poetry to bring down heavenly powers on earth"?

3. What does the inquisitor say man can not understand?

4. What play was performed in the Hotel de Ville of Paris in the reign of Louis XI in honor of the birth of the dauphin?

5. Why does the cardinal think people don't want freedom?

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