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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) It is common to use religious figures as characters in poetry.
(b) Writing poems is normal for those with "heavenly powers."
(c) Poetry gives heavenly powers to all listeners.
(d) Poetry makes supernatural power commonplace.

2. In the Inquisition, who controlled penances?
(a) God.
(b) A jury.
(c) The cardinal.
(d) Jesus.

3. Why does Ivan say that Jesus appears in his tale?
(a) His tale takes place at "the end of time."
(b) To appear for a moment as the people sunk in iniquity.
(c) To stop the Inquisition.
(d) Jesus is returning as he promised.

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

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

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. Besides in the works specifically mentioned, where does Ivan say that Christian religious figures appear?

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

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

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

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