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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the cardinal say earth's thinkers couldn't do?
(a) Equal the force of the spirit's questions.
(b) Dicipher the true meaning of Jesus' temptation.
(c) Understand Jesus' true teaching.
(d) Understand the three questions.

2. Who isn't traveling with the cardinal?
(a) Slaves.
(b) His assistants.
(c) The "holy guard."
(d) The queen.

3. Why is Jesus' appearance deemed a visit?
(a) It is a vacation.
(b) He comes to Spain.
(c) It is not really him.
(d) It is not his final return.

4. How long does the grand inquisitor say it had been since the church followed Jesus' teachings?
(a) Since the death of Caesar.
(b) 800 years.
(c) Since the 13th century.
(d) Forever.

5. According to Ivan, what do the characters Our Lady and God discuss in "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell"?
(a) The history of the world.
(b) Mercy for all those in hell.
(c) Forgiveness for "Our Lady."
(d) The life of Jesus.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Ivan say religiously themed plays, chiefly from the Old Testament, stopped being performed in Moscow?

2. Where is the prison?

3. What does the inquisitor say couldn't be clear at the time of the questions?

4. What is the significance of the Tower of Babel?

5. How does the crowd respond to the prisoner's arrest?

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