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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 order does the cardinal give to his guards after witnessing the scene in front of the cathedral?
(a) To arrest a man.
(b) To disperse the crowd.
(c) To order the crowd to be silent.
(d) To protect him.

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

3. In the Inquisition what are penances?
(a) Rewards for good deads
(b) Verses to memorize
(c) Punishments for sin
(d) Lessons to be practiced

4. 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) Before the time of Peter the Great.
(c) Upon the return of Jesus.
(d) At the start of WWII.

5. How does the cardinal''s face look?
(a) Calm but judicious
(b) Withered
(c) Puzzled
(d) Ageless

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the people do when they first do when they recognize Jesus?

3. When the people are silent before him what does the cardinal do?

4. What author's work does Ivan specifically reference in his "Literary" Preface?

5. How does Ivan feel about the part in his poem where the prisoner first appears?

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