Self-Quiz 2.8

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Ivan says that even if suffering is necessary for humans to acquire knowledge of good and evil, all such knowledge is

worth the price. correct incorrect

worth the suffering endured by children. correct incorrect

worth any price. correct incorrect

not worth the suffering of a single child. correct incorrect

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According to Ivan, to achieve a higher, cosmic harmony

everyone must suffer. correct incorrect

no one should suffer. correct incorrect

children should not have to suffer. correct incorrect

even children should suffer. correct incorrect

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Ivan says that he cannot and will not accept

God. correct incorrect

God's grand scheme of higher harmony through suffering. correct incorrect

God's punishment of guilty adults. correct incorrect

God's kind treatment of children. correct incorrect

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Ivan asks Alyosha if he would consent to the torture and killing of one tiny child if the act would give all of humanity ultimate peace and happiness. To this Alyosha answers

yes. correct incorrect

yes, if the peace and happiness were forever. correct incorrect

no. correct incorrect

only if all other children were spared. correct incorrect