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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 is the cardinal's immediate reaction upon witnessing the scene outside the Cathedral?
(a) He orders a man arrested.
(b) He calls for his guards.
(c) His face darkens and his eyebrows tense.
(d) He smiles mischeviously.

2. What part of the scene in front of the cathedral does the cardinal witness?
(a) A man's sight being restored.
(b) A man asking to be healed.
(c) Jesus appearing.
(d) A girl coming back to life.

3. How does the blind man get Jesus to heal him?
(a) He touches Jesus clothes.
(b) He asks Jesus.
(c) He grabs Jesus hand.
(d) Jesus presses is hand to his eyes.

4. What does Ivan mean when he says, "It was customary in poetry to bring down heavenly powers on earth"?
(a) Writing poems is normal for those with "heavenly powers."
(b) Poetry gives heavenly powers to all listeners.
(c) Poetry makes supernatural power commonplace.
(d) It is common to use religious figures as characters in poetry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person Jesus helps in the crowd?

2. How does the cardinal''s face look?

3. Who is the prisoner's visitor?

4. What author's work doesn't Ivan specifically reference in his "Literary" Preface?

5. Before he is arrested in the story, what doesn't Jesus do?

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