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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the inquisitor add to his stating of the three questions?
(a) A judgement about of man's nature.
(b) More factual details.
(c) A quotation from scripture.
(d) Ideas about modern science.

3. Who is the first person Jesus helps in the crowd?
(a) A dead girl.
(b) The Inquisitor.
(c) A condmened man.
(d) A blind man.

4. How does Jesus help the second person in the crowd?
(a) He brings a girl back to life.
(b) He forgives a woman's sins.
(c) He helps a man escape torture.
(d) He allows a blind man to see.

5. What does Ivan mean when he says, "fifteen centuries since man has ceased to see signs from heaven"?
(a) It has been 15 centuries since Jesus walked the earth.
(b) Miracles can no longer occur.
(c) Man is no longer in touch with spirituality.
(d) The church has lost proof that Jesus existed.

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

7. What city does Ivan's story about the Grand Inquisitor take place in?
(a) Paris.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) Seville.
(d) Moscow.

8. Who is the prisoner's visitor?
(a) The cardinal.
(b) The girl he healed.
(c) The king.
(d) The woman from the crowd.

9. Who does the grand inquisitor say the prisoner talked to in the wilderness?
(a) The people of Seville.
(b) Animals.
(c) A spirit.
(d) Travelers on the road.

10. According to Ivan, what do the characters Our Lady and God discuss in "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell"?
(a) Mercy for all those in hell.
(b) The life of Jesus.
(c) Forgiveness for "Our Lady."
(d) The history of the world.

11. What doesn't the crowd do when they see Jesus perform two miracles?
(a) Elects him cardinal.
(b) Throws flowers at his feet.
(c) Cries, "it is He."
(d) Asks him for healing.

12. What does the grand inquisitor say Jesus rejects in the wilderness?
(a) The inquistion.
(b) Sin in man.
(c) The teachings of the church.
(d) His temptation by a spirt.

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

14. Why does the crowd tremble in obedience to the cardinal?
(a) They hope he will reward them.
(b) He tells the guards to arrest them.
(c) They know he is powerful.
(d) He orders them on their knees.

15. What prompts the woman of the dead child to ask Jesus for help?
(a) She sees him from afar.
(b) The crowd tells her to.
(c) The priest tells her to.
(d) She doesn't ask.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the cardinal when he sees the crowd?

2. What characters from "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell" is NOT referenced in Ivan's "Literary" Preface?

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

4. What does Ivan mean when he says, "It was customary in poetry to bring down heavenly powers on earth"?

5. What breaks Ivan's Narrative?

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