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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 does the woman of the dead child do when asking Jesus for help?
(a) Gently looks at him.
(b) Puts her hands to her heart.
(c) Throws himself at his feet.
(d) Kneels gently down.

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

3. Where is the cardinal when he sees the crowd?
(a) Walking by the Seville Cathedral.
(b) Coming out of the church.
(c) In his house.
(d) Across from the market.

4. What religious character used as a character in fiction does Ivan specifically reference in his "Literary" Preface?
(a) The archangel Michael.
(b) Zeus.
(c) John the Baptist.
(d) Mohammed.

5. What do the guards do with the prisoner?
(a) Lock him in a cell.
(b) Ask him his name.
(c) Allow him to wash.
(d) Feed him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ivan say the character "Our Lady" falls before the throne of God and beg?

2. What order does the cardinal give to his guards after witnessing the scene in front of the cathedral?

3. What was the cardinal doing the day before the prisoner is arrested?

4. What does the the grand inquisitor tell Jesus his fate will be the next day?

5. How old is the cardinal?

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