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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. What do the people do when they first do when they recognize Jesus?
(a) Run away.
(b) Ask him to heal them.
(c) Fall at his feet.
(d) Crowd around him.

2. What religious character used as a character in fiction does Ivan specifically reference in his "Literary" Preface?
(a) The archangel Michael.
(b) John the Baptist.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Mohammed.

3. Where does Jesus stop to meet the mother of the dead child?
(a) At the market.
(b) On the steps of the cathedral.
(c) Across from the cemetery.
(d) In the street.

4. 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 fight to push the guards back.
(d) They protest verbally but do not intervene.

5. What century does Ivan's Legend take place in?
(a) 15th century.
(b) 16th century.
(c) 18th century.
(d) 17th century.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the scene in front of the cathedral does the cardinal witness?

2. What do the guards do with the prisoner?

3. When does Ivan say religiously themed plays, chiefly from the Old Testament, stopped being performed in Moscow?

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

5. Who does Ivan NOT say was present at the auto de fe the day before?

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