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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. What does the grand inquisitor think is important about the Jesus' encounter with the spirit?
2. How does the cardinal think Jesus would hinder his work?
3. What century does Ivan's Legend take place in?
4. Who in the crowd does Jesus Heal?
5. What does the crowd do after they see Jesus perform healing?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are the literary examples in Ivan's preface related?
2. What happened the day before to 100 people declared as heretics?
3. Why does the crowd flock to Jesus?
4. Describe the grand inquisitor's attitude to the three questions that tempted Jesus.
5. What is the purpose of the spirit's questions to Jesus In the wilderness?
6. Why does the cardinal come to the prisoner's room alone and in the night?
7. Why does the priest in the funeral look perplexed?
8. Describe the grand inquisitor's manner of speech to the prisoner.
9. Why does the crowd get excited when they recognize Jesus?
10. How does the little girl feel when she comes back to life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the church in this story deceiving the people? Are they working truly in the people's best interest?
Essay Topic 2
According to the grand inquisitor, what effect would Jesus turning stones into bread have on the world? What reactions would this cause people to have toward him? What does the grand inquisitor believe Jesus should have done differently? How does the grand inquisitor explain the church's reaction to Jesus refusal of this temptation?
Essay Topic 3
What does Alyosha think about the grand inquisitor's behavior? Why might he be confused about it? What does it mean when he asks if the story is fantasy? Why does Ivan say it doesn't matter if the grand inquisitor had mistaken Jesus' Identity.?
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