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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the prisoner's visitor?
2. Who isn't present in the girl's funeral?
3. Where is the prison?
4. What does the the grand inquisitor tell Jesus his fate will be the next day?
5. How does Ivan describe the night in Seville?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the grand inquisitor believe about people's freedom?
2. Why does God find it hard to spare the sinners in hell despite Our Lady's pleas for mercy?
3. Why does the crowd flock to Jesus?
4. Describe Ivan's manner the first time Alyosha stops to question him.
5. What does Alyosha think of the old man's behavior?
6. Why does Ivan repeatedly mention Dante in his preface?
7. What does the grand inquisitor believe is most important about Jesus' temptation?
8. How are the literary examples in Ivan's preface related?
9. Why does Ivan suggest some people's connection in Jesus began to dwindle?
10. Why does the crowd get excited when they recognize Jesus?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write about Alyosha's purpose in the narrative. What role does the author choose for him to play? What effect does his existence have on the narrative? Give at least one example to explain your thinking.
Essay Topic 2
Why does the grand inquisitor say that man is afraid of conscience? How could this conscience be seized? How could it be used by the church if they came to control it as predicted by the grand inquisitor?
Essay Topic 3
How do the philosophies of Jesus and the grand inquisitor differ? Compare and contrast the two philosophies.
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