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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the duty of the person on trial one they enter the arena?
(a) To prove one's innocence through logic.
(b) To choose a door and open it.
(c) To beg for mercy from the court.
(d) To perform a musical display.

2. How would you describe the king's method of governing?
(a) Democratic.
(b) Egalitarian.
(c) Arbitrary.
(d) Autocratic.

3. What aspect common to children's stories did Frank R. Stockton avoid in his writing?
(a) Irony.
(b) Satire.
(c) Archetypes.
(d) Moralizing.

4. Where in the amphitheater does the king sit for the trials of criminals?
(a) In a glass cage overlooking the arena.
(b) In the arena itself.
(c) On a throne on one side of the arena.
(d) In the galleries.

5. Where does the public gather in the amphitheater for the trials of criminals?
(a) In the arena.
(b) In the loft.
(c) In the galleries.
(d) In the entranceway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the beginning of the novel means uninhibitedly enthusiastic?

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

3. What story did Stockton write that acts as a sequel of sorts to "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

4. What literary word refers to a typical example of a certain person or thing, such as the characters in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

5. What word from the narrative refers to a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most?

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