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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who isn't present in the girl's funeral?
(a) The girl's sister.
(b) Jesus.
(c) The priest.
(d) The crowd.

5. What does the crowd do after they see Jesus perform healing?
(a) Elect him Grand Inquisitor.
(b) Shout, "it is He."
(c) Ask him for freedom.
(d) Write down his words.

6. Before he is arrested in the story, what doesn't Jesus do?
(a) Heal a blind man.
(b) Heal a child.
(c) Preach a sermon.
(d) Appear in Seville.

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

8. What religious historical event, "in the north of Germany" is called, "a terrible new heresy."
(a) The Auto de Fe.
(b) The Spanish Inquisition.
(c) The Protestant reformation.
(d) The Crusades.

9. What century does Ivan's Legend take place in?
(a) 18th century.
(b) 16th century.
(c) 15th century.
(d) 17th century.

10. Why does Ivan say, "there was nothing left but faith in what the heart doth say."
(a) People stopped trusting their feelings.
(b) Without Jesus' physical presence, believer's needed to trust their hearts.
(c) The population discarded science and replaced it with philosophy.
(d) The population stopped believing in Jesus.

11. How does the grand inquisitor feel about the questions that Jesus was tempted with?
(a) He is confused by them.
(b) He thinks they are wise.
(c) He thinks they are too hard.
(d) He thinks he has better ones.

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

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

14. What part of the scene in front of the cathedral does the cardinal witness?
(a) A girl coming back to life.
(b) Jesus appearing.
(c) A man asking to be healed.
(d) A man's sight being restored.

15. What do the people do when they first do when they recognize Jesus?
(a) Crowd around him.
(b) Ask him to heal them.
(c) Run away.
(d) Fall at his feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ivan say the character "Our Lady" falls before the throne of God and beg?

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

3. How do the people react to the guards seizing the prisoner from their midst?

4. How does the crowd respond to the prisoner's arrest?

5. How does the cardinal''s face look?

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