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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 beg for mercy from the court.
(b) To choose a door and open it.
(c) To prove one's innocence through logic.
(d) To perform a musical display.

2. What children's magazine was Frank R. Stockton editor of?
(a) Time magazine.
(b) The Riverside Magazine.
(c) St. Nicholas.
(d) Hearth and Home.

3. With what genre is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" associated?
(a) Nonfiction.
(b) Horror.
(c) Science fiction.
(d) Allegory.

4. What word from the narrative means to bring out or to obtain by special means?
(a) Endure.
(b) Compose.
(c) Procure.
(d) Constrain.

5. How are the galleries of the amphitheater described in the story?
(a) "Below the stage."
(b) "Above the stage."
(c) "Linear."
(d) "Encircling."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the king said to be greatly given to in the beginning of the story?

2. What major theme of "The Lady, or the Tiger?" is established in the beginning of the story?

3. What is described behind one of the doors in Part 2 of the narrative?

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

5. What word from the narrative refers to an epic poem or an instrumental composition?

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