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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 religious character used as a character in fiction does Ivan NOT reference in his "Literary" Preface?
(a) Abraham.
(b) The Archangel Michael.
(c) God.
(d) Virgin Mary.

2. What order does the cardinal give to his guards after witnessing the scene in front of the cathedral?
(a) To disperse the crowd.
(b) To order the crowd to be silent.
(c) To arrest a man.
(d) To protect him.

3. What is hiding the dead girl?
(a) The coffin lid.
(b) Shadows.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A veil.

4. What does the grand inquisitor say happened in the wilderness?
(a) Jesus was tempted.
(b) The prisoner got lost.
(c) There was a mighty storm.
(d) He learned to survive.

5. Why does the grand inquisitor ask the prisoner to imagine the questions were forgotten?
(a) So he could accept new ones.
(b) So he could invent better ones.
(c) So he would eventually forget them.
(d) So he could imagine their recreation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "Literary Preface," in the case of this story?

2. What does the prisoner do to be recognized by the people?

3. Why does Ivan say, "there was nothing left but faith in what the heart doth say."

4. Why does Ivan say that Jesus appears in his tale?

5. Who is the prisoner's visitor?

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