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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who leads the criminal to his new home after the ceremony if he is proven innocent in the arena?
(a) The king and his court.
(b) Children with flowers.
(c) The princess.
(d) The priest.

2. What does the word "idealism" refer to in the narrative?
(a) The pursuit of high or noble principles.
(b) The belief in God.
(c) The study of governance.
(d) The belief in government.

3. What artistic movement influenced Frank R. Stockton and other authors during his time period?
(a) The Modernists.
(b) The Dadaists.
(c) The Pre-Raphaelites.
(d) The Cubists.

4. The narrator says what of "the judgments of the king's arena" in Part 3?
(a) "There was glory in."
(b) "There was always the ability to appeal."
(c) "There was no escape."
(d) "There was logic to."

5. What does "barbarism" in the narrative most closely reflect?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Masochism.
(c) Passion.
(d) Ambition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "suitable" mean in the narrative?

2. What word from the narrative refers to the capacity of persons or things to be a compelling force on the behavior or opinions of others?

3. How are the king's "subjects refined and cultured," according to the narrator?

4. What does the narrator remark regarding the unpredictability of the trials at the arena?

5. What word from the narrative means menacingly wild or savage?

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