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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the hired mourners do if the criminal on trial is killed?
(a) They play stringed instruments.
(b) They sing.
(c) They wail.
(d) They dance.

2. Of the king, the narrator says in Part 2 that he "knew no tradition to which he owed more allegiance than" what?
(a) "Pleased his fancy."
(b) "That of the guillotine."
(c) "Involved his family."
(d) "The laws of God."

3. How does the narrator describe the fate of the accused person if he found himself innocent in the arena?
(a) "He was given a dukedom and several villagers to work for him."
(b) "He was crowned on the spot and sent to live in the north."
(c) "He was rewarded on the spot, whether he liked it or not."
(d) "He was exiled and told never to return."

4. The narrator says in Part 3 that "the thinking part of the community could bring no charge of" what?
(a) "Incorrigibility to the institution."
(b) "Justice in the institution."
(c) "Unfairness against the plan."
(d) "Retribution in the king's trials."

5. From what perspective is the narrative related in the beginning of the story?
(a) Third person.
(b) Second person.
(c) First person.
(d) First person omniscient.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "The Lady, or the Tiger?" first published?

2. What word from the short story means uncivilized or primitive?

3. Of the criminal facing trial in the arena, the narrator says that he is subject to no guidance "but that of the aforementioned" what?

4. What is the duty of the person on trial one they enter the arena?

5. How is the king's demeanor described when "some of his orbs got out of their orbits" in the beginning of the story?

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