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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. Why must the church determine right and wrong for the people, according to the grand inquisitor?
(a) To save them from misery.
(b) To enslave them.
(c) To protect the the church.
(d) To maintain his authority.

2. What was the cardinal doing the day before the prisoner is arrested?
(a) Training bishops for service.
(b) Presiding over the auto de fe.
(c) Researching scripture.
(d) On a holiday.

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

4. Why does Ivan say the inquisitor suffers?
(a) He has no faith in god.
(b) He thinks Jesus' teachings are incorrect.
(c) The church is deceitful.
(d) He believes in god despite his behavior.

5. When does Ivan say religiously themed plays, chiefly from the Old Testament, stopped being performed in Moscow?
(a) At the start of WWII.
(b) At the start of the Spanish Inquisition.
(c) Upon the return of Jesus.
(d) Before the time of Peter the Great.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religious character used as a character in fiction does Ivan specifically reference in his "Literary" Preface?

2. Why is there still doubt as to the truth of Jesus' divinity?

3. What does the grand inquisitor think people need in addition to life?

4. What does the crowd do after they see Jesus perform healing?

5. Who isn't traveling with the cardinal?

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