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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Enter the Grand Inquisitor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the prison?
(a) Near the market.
(b) In the basement of the catherdral.
(c) Outside of town.
(d) In the palace.

2. 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?
(a) Divine Comedy.
(b) The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell.
(c) Les Misérables.
(d) Le bon jugement de la tres sainte et gracieuse Vierge Marie.

3. How does Jesus help the second person in the crowd?
(a) He helps a man escape torture.
(b) He brings a girl back to life.
(c) He allows a blind man to see.
(d) He forgives a woman's sins.

4. Where is the cardinal when he sees the crowd?
(a) Coming out of the church.
(b) Walking by the Seville Cathedral.
(c) In his house.
(d) Across from the market.

5. How does Ivan describe the prison?
(a) Frightening.
(b) Impenetrable.
(c) Modern.
(d) Gloomy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What religious historical event, "in the north of Germany" is called, "a terrible new heresy."

3. Why does the crowd tremble in obedience to the cardinal?

4. What is hiding the dead girl?

5. What religious character used as a character in fiction does Ivan specifically reference in his "Literary" Preface?

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