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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides in the works specifically mentioned, where does Ivan say that Christian religious figures appear?
(a) Star Constellations.
(b) Alyosha's Dreams.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Scattered legends.

2. According to the grand inquisitor, how has the church responded to the questions used to tempt Jesus?
(a) They have accepted them.
(b) they have considered them philosophically.
(c) They have denied them as Jesus did.
(d) the have forgotten there nature.

3. What does Alyosha ask Ivan about his story?
(a) He asks him to repeat someting.
(b) Asks him to explain something
(c) Asks what inspired it.
(d) Asks Ivan why he wrote it.

4. How does Jesus help the second person in the crowd?
(a) He allows a blind man to see.
(b) He brings a girl back to life.
(c) He forgives a woman's sins.
(d) He helps a man escape torture.

5. Before he is arrested in the story, what doesn't Jesus do?
(a) Preach a sermon.
(b) Heal a child.
(c) Heal a blind man.
(d) Appear in Seville.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the cardinal think Jesus wouldn't feed the world?

2. Who in the crowd does Jesus Heal?

3. What does Ivan mean when he says, "fifteen centuries since man has ceased to see signs from heaven"?

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

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

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