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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "His" Coming.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Ivan talking about when he says, "He comes on the scene in my poem, but He says nothing, only appears and passes on"?
(a) Jesus.
(b) God.
(c) Archangel Michael.
(d) Alyosha.

2. Why does Ivan say, "there was nothing left but faith in what the heart doth say."
(a) The population discarded science and replaced it with philosophy.
(b) People stopped trusting their feelings.
(c) Without Jesus' physical presence, believer's needed to trust their hearts.
(d) The population stopped believing in Jesus.

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

4. According to Ivan, did Jesus have any physical presence on earth in the 16th Century?
(a) Yes, he visited holy men as recorded in their writing.
(b) No, just in the hearts and mind of beleivers.
(c) Yes, but only as a character in literary fiction.
(d) Yes, but only in his story of The Grand Inquistor.

5. What prompts the woman of the dead child to ask Jesus for help?
(a) She doesn't ask.
(b) The priest tells her to.
(c) The crowd tells her to.
(d) She sees him from afar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character is speaking when the story begins?

2. What does the girl do when she comes back to life?

3. Who is the first person Jesus helps in the crowd?

4. What religious character used as a character in fiction does Ivan specifically reference in his "Literary" Preface?

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

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