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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who in the crowd does Jesus Heal?
(a) All who ask him.
(b) All who pray.
(c) All who he loves.
(d) All who come in contact with him.

3. What is the cardinal's immediate reaction upon witnessing the scene outside the Cathedral?
(a) His face darkens and his eyebrows tense.
(b) He smiles mischeviously.
(c) He calls for his guards.
(d) He orders a man arrested.

4. Where is the prison?
(a) In the basement of the catherdral.
(b) Outside of town.
(c) In the palace.
(d) Near the market.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Besides in the works specifically mentioned, where does Ivan say that Christian religious figures appear?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Alyosha's Dreams.
(c) Scattered legends.
(d) Star Constellations.

11. How does the cardinal''s face look?
(a) Calm but judicious
(b) Ageless
(c) Puzzled
(d) Withered

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

13. Why were the "fires lighted" in the Inquisition?
(a) To provide light every night for the proceedings.
(b) To burn condemned people alive.
(c) To cook feasts given in honor of God.
(d) To warm the court rooms.

14. How do the people react to the guards seizing the prisoner from their midst?
(a) They protest verbally but do not intervene.
(b) They fight to push the guards back.
(c) They beg them for mercy.
(d) They make way for the guards.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "Literary Preface," in the case of this story?

2. What is the cardinal wearing when he witnesses the crowd?

3. What does the inquisitor ask the prisoner to judge?

4. When does Ivan say religiously themed plays, chiefly from the Old Testament, stopped being performed in Moscow?

5. When the people are silent before him what does the cardinal do?

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