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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. Why was the cardinal wearing different clothes the day before Jesus heals the blind girl?
(a) His other clothes were dirty.
(b) He changes clothes everyday.
(c) He was performing his public duties.
(d) He was on vacation.

2. Besides in the works specifically mentioned, where does Ivan say that Christian religious figures appear?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Star Constellations.
(c) Alyosha's Dreams.
(d) Scattered legends.

3. How does the crowd respond to the prisoner's arrest?
(a) The try to free him.
(b) They cheer the cardinal.
(c) The protest.
(d) They bow down to the cardinal.

4. Why is Jesus' appearance deemed a visit?
(a) He comes to Spain.
(b) It is not his final return.
(c) It is a vacation.
(d) It is not really him.

5. How does the prisoner look at the grand inquisitor when he is being accused in his cell?
(a) Sadly.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Meekly.
(d) Indifferently.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the blind man get Jesus to heal him?

2. What does Ivan tell Alyosha is the chief part of the cardinal's speech?

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

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

5. In the Inquisition what are penances?

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