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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Inquisition what are penances?
(a) Verses to memorize
(b) Punishments for sin
(c) Rewards for good deads
(d) Lessons to be practiced

2. 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) Before the time of Peter the Great.
(d) Upon the return of Jesus.

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

4. What does the the grand inquisitor tell Jesus his fate will be the next day?
(a) He will be freed.
(b) He will have a chance to preach.
(c) He will be burned.
(d) He will remain in prison.

5. What is the first thing the visitor does when entering the prisoner's cell?
(a) Walks toward him.
(b) Gazes at him for a long time.
(c) Introduces himself.
(d) Asks him his identity.

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

7. What author's work doesn't Ivan specifically reference in his "Literary" Preface?
(a) Dostoevsky.
(b) Victor Hugo.
(c) Tyutchev.
(d) Dante.

8. How does the cardinal think Jesus would hinder his work?
(a) Focusing religious attention on himself.
(b) Trying to get him fired.
(c) Asking him too many questions.
(d) Protesting for religous freedom.

9. What does the prisoner's visitor carry in his hand?
(a) A light.
(b) Dinner.
(c) A Bible.
(d) Chains.

10. What does the grand inquisitor predict will be the crowds reaction to Jesus' punishment?
(a) The will help burn him.
(b) They will protest it.
(c) They will be indifferent.
(d) The will reluctantly accept it.

11. According to Ivan, how does God explain his treatment of sinners in "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell"?
(a) He asks what she would do if she were him.
(b) He explains how punishment teachers people to do good.
(c) He says sinners are evil and deserve punishment.
(d) He asks how it would be possible to forgive his son's tormentors.

12. Who is Ivan talking about when he says, "He comes on the scene in my poem, but He says nothing, only appears and passes on"?
(a) Archangel Michael.
(b) Jesus.
(c) God.
(d) Alyosha.

13. How does Ivan describe the prison?
(a) Frightening.
(b) Impenetrable.
(c) Modern.
(d) Gloomy.

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

15. What does the girl do when she comes back to life?
(a) Looks at flowers.
(b) Cries.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Jumps out of the coffin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in the crowd does Jesus Heal?

2. What does Alyosha ask Ivan about his story?

3. Who isn't traveling with the cardinal?

4. Why does the cardinal think Jesus' appearance will harm humanity?

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

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