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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 people need in addition to life?

2. What is the significance of the Tower of Babel?

3. How does the cardinal say Jesus responded to the first question from the spirit?

4. What is a prediction given by the grand inquisitor about the future of the church?

5. What is the third thing Jesus is tempted with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the grand inquisitor think man's rebellious nature will lead to?

2. According to the grand inquisitor, what would have happened if Jesus had changed the stones into bread?

3. Why does the grand inquisitor say the clergy will suffer?

4. Why does the grand inquisitor think people will follow the church?

5. Why does the grand inquisitor say Jesus refused in the second temptation?

6. Why does the grand inquisitor accuse Jesus of only caring for the strong?

7. Why does the grand inquisitor say the freedom Jesus gives people is cruel?

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

9. Why does the grand inquisitor think men fear freedom?

10. What similarity is drawn about Catholics and Masons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the view on religion and history expressed by Ivan in his literary preface? What historical events does he reference? What religious ideas does he take for granted as he describes the progress of Christian thought? How does he describe this progress?

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 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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