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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Temptation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religious historical event, "in the north of Germany" is called, "a terrible new heresy."
(a) The Protestant reformation.
(b) The Spanish Inquisition.
(c) The Crusades.
(d) The Auto de Fe.

2. What does the inquisitor say people will destroy?
(a) Jesus' temple.
(b) The prisons.
(c) Seville.
(d) The world.

3. What does the the grand inquisitor tell Jesus his fate will be the next day?
(a) He will have a chance to preach.
(b) He will be freed.
(c) He will be burned.
(d) He will remain in prison.

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

5. What characters from "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell" is NOT referenced in Ivan's "Literary" Preface?
(a) The Archangel Michael.
(b) The Devil.
(c) God.
(d) Our Lady.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the guards do with the prisoner?

2. Where does Jesus stop to meet the mother of the dead child?

3. What is like "lightning flashing from east to west"?

4. What does the cardinal say earth's thinkers couldn't do?

5. What does the cardinal think will lead man away from Jesus?

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