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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 doesn't Alyosha believe?

2. According to the grand inquisitor, what role does Jesus reject?

3. Why does the grand inquisitor say men have fought and killed?

4. Why does the inquisitor say the people will allow their tower to be finished?

5. How does the grand inquisitor justify people turning their backs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the grand inquisitor add to the first question when he restates it to the prisoner?

2. What is it about the grand inquisitor Alyosha can't believe?

3. What does Alyosha agree about Ivan's story?

4. How will the church finish the Tower of Babel that man has built?

5. Why does Ivan say Catholics don't like Masons?

6. Why does Jesus deserve to be burned at the stake, according to the grand inquisitor?

7. How does the grand inquisitor predict man will feel about his loss of freedom?

8. What was the second temptation put to Jesus?

9. Why does the grand inquisitor think bribing man with bread is useless?

10. What similarity is drawn about Catholics and Masons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the grand inquisitor ascribe so much value to the questions of temptation asked Jesus? What is the importance of the questions?

Essay Topic 2

How do the philosophies of Jesus and the grand inquisitor differ? Compare and contrast the two philosophies.

Essay Topic 3

Why does the grand inquisitor let Jesus go after promising to kill him? Why does Jesus kiss the Grand Inquisitor? Is the release of Jesus a result of the kiss? Does the grand inquisitor change his mind at the end of the story or continue to believe as he did.?

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