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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 is the grand inquisitor's manner with Jesus?
(a) Loving.
(b) Puzzled.
(c) Authoritative.
(d) Aplogetic.

2. What does the prisoner do to be recognized by the people?
(a) He appears unobserved.
(b) He walks into a crowd.
(c) He holds out his hands.
(d) He heals a blind man.

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

4. What characters from "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell" is NOT referenced in Ivan's "Literary" Preface?
(a) The Archangel Michael.
(b) God.
(c) Our Lady.
(d) The Devil.

5. Where do the guards take the prisoner?
(a) To the cathedral.
(b) To a secret location outside of town.
(c) To the prison.
(d) To the cardinal's chamber.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the cardinal''s face look?

2. What does the grand inquisitor say happened to Jesus?

3. What author's work does Ivan specifically reference in his "Literary" Preface?

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

5. How does the crowd respond to the prisoner's arrest?

(see the answer key)

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