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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. Why were the "fires lighted" in the Inquisition?
(a) To warm the court rooms.
(b) To cook feasts given in honor of God.
(c) To burn condemned people alive.
(d) To provide light every night for the proceedings.

2. Why does Ivan say the character "Our Lady" falls before the throne of God and beg?
(a) She believes in forgiveness for all.
(b) She thinks denial of heaven sufficent punishment.
(c) She is shocked at what she sees in hell.
(d) She wants to save her friends in hell.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does Ivan's story about the Grand Inquisitor take place in?

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

3. According to Ivan, how does God explain his treatment of sinners in "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell"?

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

5. Why was the cardinal wearing different clothes the day before Jesus heals the blind girl?

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