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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. What does Ivan mean when he says, "It was customary in poetry to bring down heavenly powers on earth"?
(a) Writing poems is normal for those with "heavenly powers."
(b) Poetry gives heavenly powers to all listeners.
(c) It is common to use religious figures as characters in poetry.
(d) Poetry makes supernatural power commonplace.

2. How does Ivan describe the night in Seville?
(a) Silent and shadowy.
(b) Fearful and mysterious.
(c) Burning and breathless.
(d) Cool and windy.

3. Who is the prisoner's visitor?
(a) The cardinal.
(b) The king.
(c) The girl he healed.
(d) The woman from the crowd.

4. How does the blind man get Jesus to heal him?
(a) He asks Jesus.
(b) Jesus presses is hand to his eyes.
(c) He touches Jesus clothes.
(d) He grabs Jesus hand.

5. What is a "Literary Preface," in the case of this story?
(a) A preface explaining what literature is.
(b) An introduction referencing stories with similar aspects.
(c) A introduction explaining why the subsequent story is literature.
(d) A well-written introduction.

Short Answer 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"?

2. How does Ivan describe the prison?

3. When the people are silent before him what does the cardinal do?

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

5. Before he is arrested in the story, what doesn't Jesus do?

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