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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the criminal facing trial in the arena, the narrator says that he is subject to no guidance "but that of the aforementioned" what?
(a) "Riddle depicted by the jester."
(b) "Clues indicated from the masses."
(c) "Impartial and incorruptible chance."
(d) "Letter from the king."

2. What word from the narrative refers to a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most?
(a) Privilege.
(b) Propriety.
(c) Demonstration.
(d) Apostate.

3. What word from the narrative means fair and just?
(a) Allegorical.
(b) Impartial.
(c) Partial.
(d) Metaphorical.

4. What word from the narrative means certain to happen or a situation that is unavoidable?
(a) Inevitable.
(b) Didier.
(c) Undetermined.
(d) Culpable.

5. What word from the beginning of the novel means uninhibitedly enthusiastic?
(a) Metaphorical.
(b) Detrimental.
(c) Dynamic.
(d) Exuberant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Frank R. Stockton from?

2. What does "barbarism" in the narrative most closely reflect?

3. From what perspective is the narrative related in the beginning of the story?

4. How are the galleries of the amphitheater described in the story?

5. When are criminals brought to the king's amphitheater, according to the narrator in Part 2?

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