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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Enter the Grand Inquisitor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the prisoner's visitor carry in his hand?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A light.
(c) Chains.
(d) Dinner.

2. What is like "lightning flashing from east to west"?
(a) The wrath of God.
(b) Jesus' eyes.
(c) The end of time.
(d) The return of Jesus.

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

4. When does Ivan say religiously themed plays, chiefly from the Old Testament, stopped being performed in Moscow?
(a) At the start of WWII.
(b) Before the time of Peter the Great.
(c) At the start of the Spanish Inquisition.
(d) Upon the return of Jesus.

5. Besides in the works specifically mentioned, where does Ivan say that Christian religious figures appear?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Star Constellations.
(c) Scattered legends.
(d) Alyosha's Dreams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What order does the cardinal give to his guards after witnessing the scene in front of the cathedral?

2. What does Ivan mean when he says, "It was customary in poetry to bring down heavenly powers on earth"?

3. How does the crowd respond to the prisoner's arrest?

4. Where do the guards take the prisoner?

5. What characters from "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell" is NOT referenced in Ivan's "Literary" Preface?

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