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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Second Temptation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the inquisitor say people will destroy?
(a) The world.
(b) Jesus' temple.
(c) Seville.
(d) The prisons.

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

3. Where does Jesus stop to meet the mother of the dead child?
(a) At the market.
(b) In the street.
(c) Across from the cemetery.
(d) On the steps of the cathedral.

4. According to the grand inquisitor, what is the church's work founded on?
(a) Truth and happiness
(b) Fear of punishment
(c) Miracle, mystery, and authority.
(d) Jesus promise to mankind

5. What does the grand inquisitor say accompanies faith?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Comfort.
(c) Love.
(d) Doubt.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Ivan say religiously themed plays, chiefly from the Old Testament, stopped being performed in Moscow?

2. Why does the inquisitor say people must submit to authority?

3. Why does the inquisitor say people won't need Jesus?

4. What is the significance of the Tower of Babel?

5. How old is the cardinal?

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