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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ivan and Alyosha Converse.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Why does the cardinal think Jesus' appearance will harm humanity?
(a) Anything Jesus does will be seen as a miracle, and will rob people of their ability to choose to follow him.
(b) Healing people delays their journey to heaven.
(c) Jesus' teachings are not true.
(d) Jesus will punish the sinners.

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

4. What doesn't the inquisitor say is brought to together by the spirit's questions to Jesus?
(a) Contradictions of human nature.
(b) The history of mankind afterward.
(c) Fact and imagination.
(d) The people's philosophy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What play was performed in the Hotel de Ville of Paris in the reign of Louis XI in honor of the birth of the dauphin?

2. What characters from "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell" is referenced in Ivan's "Literary" Preface.

3. What will the church believe about their reign of power?

4. How does the prisoner look at the grand inquisitor when he is being accused in his cell?

5. What century does Ivan's Legend take place in?

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