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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the first person Jesus helps in the crowd?
2. Why is Jesus' appearance deemed a visit?
3. What author's work doesn't Ivan specifically reference in his "Literary" Preface?
4. What play was performed in the Hotel de Ville of Paris in the reign of Louis XI in honor of the birth of the dauphin?
5. What does Ivan tell Alyosha is the chief part of the cardinal's speech?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the little girl feel when she comes back to life?
2. Why does God find it hard to spare the sinners in hell despite Our Lady's pleas for mercy?
3. What is the grand inquisitor's judgment about Jesus' response to the temptation?
4. Who is the spirit that talks with Jesus in the wilderness?
5. What is the "new heresy" Ivan refers to in the "north of Germany?"
6. What is the purpose of the spirit's questions to Jesus In the wilderness?
7. Why does Jesus appear at the specific time and place in Spain?
8. What does Alyosha think of the old man's behavior?
9. Describe the grand inquisitor's attitude to the three questions that tempted Jesus.
10. Describe the grand inquisitor's manner of speech to the prisoner.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the philosophies of Jesus and the grand inquisitor differ? Compare and contrast the two philosophies.
Essay Topic 2
Write about Alyosha's purpose in the narrative. What role does the author choose for him to play? What effect does his existence have on the narrative? Give at least one example to explain your thinking.
Essay Topic 3
Why does the crowd's behavior change toward Jesus, once the grandinquisitor appears? Identify how the crowd is feeling before Jesus is arrested. Do their feelings change, or just their behavior? What is their opinion of the grand inquisitor?
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