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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Three Temptations of Christ.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What century does Ivan's Legend take place in?
(a) 18th century.
(b) 15th century.
(c) 16th century.
(d) 17th century.

2. 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) Yes, but only as a character in literary fiction.
(c) Yes, but only in his story of The Grand Inquistor.
(d) No, just in the hearts and mind of beleivers.

3. How does the cardinal''s face look?
(a) Ageless
(b) Withered
(c) Calm but judicious
(d) Puzzled

4. What is the first thing the visitor does when entering the prisoner's cell?
(a) Walks toward him.
(b) Gazes at him for a long time.
(c) Asks him his identity.
(d) Introduces himself.

5. What does the inquisitor ask the prisoner to judge?
(a) If the inquisitor was right to judge him.
(b) The cardinal's holliness.
(c) If the cardinal had sinned.
(d) If the spirit who questioned him was right.

Short Answer Questions

1. What play was performed in the Hotel de Ville of Paris in the reign of Louis XI in honor of the birth of the dauphin?

2. How does Ivan feel about the part in his poem where the prisoner first appears?

3. What characters from "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell" is referenced in Ivan's "Literary" Preface.

4. Who is the character mentioned from "Le bon jugement de la tres sainte et gracieuse Vierge Marie," when Ivan references this play?

5. What is the "auto de fe"?

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