The Grand Inquisitor Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Grand Inquisitor Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the inquisitor say man can not understand?
(a) Truth.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Evil.

2. What do the people do when they first do when they recognize Jesus?
(a) Fall at his feet.
(b) Crowd around him.
(c) Ask him to heal them.
(d) Run away.

3. What happened at the auto de fe the day before the prisoner is arrested?
(a) The king's court did not show up.
(b) Heretics were burnt.
(c) The cardinal condemned burning.
(d) The grand inquisitor was not present.

4. What is the cardinal wearing when he witnesses the crowd?
(a) A funeral suit.
(b) An old monk's cassock.
(c) Gorgeous cardinal's robes.
(d) Uniform of the "holy guard."

5. According to Ivan, what do the characters Our Lady and God discuss in "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell"?
(a) Mercy for all those in hell.
(b) Forgiveness for "Our Lady."
(c) The history of the world.
(d) The life of Jesus.

6. How does the crowd respond to the prisoner's arrest?
(a) They cheer the cardinal.
(b) The try to free him.
(c) The protest.
(d) They bow down to the cardinal.

7. Who is Ivan talking about when he says, "He comes on the scene in my poem, but He says nothing, only appears and passes on"?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Archangel Michael.
(c) God.
(d) Alyosha.

8. What breaks Ivan's Narrative?
(a) He gets tired.
(b) Alyosha has to leave.
(c) Alyosha asks a question.
(d) He pauses to question Alyosha.

9. Why was the cardinal wearing different clothes the day before Jesus heals the blind girl?
(a) He was performing his public duties.
(b) His other clothes were dirty.
(c) He changes clothes everyday.
(d) He was on vacation.

10. Where is the prison?
(a) Outside of town.
(b) In the basement of the catherdral.
(c) In the palace.
(d) Near the market.

11. According to Ivan, how does God explain his treatment of sinners in "The Wanderings of Our Lady through Hell"?
(a) He asks what she would do if she were him.
(b) He explains how punishment teachers people to do good.
(c) He asks how it would be possible to forgive his son's tormentors.
(d) He says sinners are evil and deserve punishment.

12. Who isn't traveling with the cardinal?
(a) The queen.
(b) The "holy guard."
(c) Slaves.
(d) His assistants.

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

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

15. What does the crowd do after they see Jesus perform healing?
(a) Write down his words.
(b) Shout, "it is He."
(c) Elect him Grand Inquisitor.
(d) Ask him for freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person Jesus helps in the crowd?

2. What doesn't the inquisitor say is brought to together by the spirit's questions to Jesus?

3. Why does the cardinal think Jesus' appearance will harm humanity?

4. What is hiding the dead girl?

5. Who is the character mentioned from "Le bon jugement de la tres sainte et gracieuse Vierge Marie," when Ivan references this play?

(see the answer keys)

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