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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Third Temptation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ivan, how does God explain his treatment of sinners in "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell"?
(a) He says sinners are evil and deserve punishment.
(b) He explains how punishment teachers people to do good.
(c) He asks what she would do if she were him.
(d) He asks how it would be possible to forgive his son's tormentors.

2. What does the inquisitor add to his stating of the three questions?
(a) A quotation from scripture.
(b) More factual details.
(c) Ideas about modern science.
(d) A judgement about of man's nature.

3. What does the inquisitor say people will destroy?
(a) The world.
(b) The prisons.
(c) Seville.
(d) Jesus' temple.

4. 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 forgives a woman's sins.
(d) He allows a blind man to see.

5. What does the grand inquisitor say is beyond the strength of man?
(a) Escaping the Inquisition.
(b) Living as one.
(c) Being more powerful than the church.
(d) Understanding the engmatic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the grand inquisitor say the church follows?

2. What does the the grand inquisitor tell Jesus his fate will be the next day?

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

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

5. What characters from "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell" is NOT referenced in Ivan's "Literary" Preface?

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