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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What characters from "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell" is referenced in Ivan's "Literary" Preface.
(a) Dante.
(b) The devil.
(c) God.
(d) St. Peter.

2. What does the cardinal say earth's thinkers couldn't do?
(a) Dicipher the true meaning of Jesus' temptation.
(b) Understand Jesus' true teaching.
(c) Equal the force of the spirit's questions.
(d) Understand the three questions.

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

4. What is the "auto de fe"?
(a) Public ceremony of punishment.
(b) The return of Jesus.
(c) A famous battle.
(d) A church holliday.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the cardinal think the prisoner would hinder his work?

3. What does the inquisitor add to his stating of the three questions?

4. What does the grand inquisitor say Jesus rejects in the wilderness?

5. What is hiding the dead girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the grand inquisitor's attitude to the three questions that tempted Jesus.

2. What is the purpose of the spirit's questions to Jesus In the wilderness?

3. How is Jesus tempted in the story?

4. What is the "new heresy" Ivan refers to in the "north of Germany?"

5. Why does the crowd ask to be healed by the stranger?

6. How does the little girl feel when she comes back to life?

7. Why does the crowd get excited when they recognize Jesus?

8. Describe Ivan's manner the first time Alyosha stops to question him.

9. How are the literary examples in Ivan's preface related?

10. Why does the crowd flock to Jesus?

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