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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the princess use in order to obtain certain secrets, according to the narrator in Part 4?
(a) "Gold, and the power of a woman's will."
(b) "Threats of exile and execution."
(c) "Her father's authority and suggestion."
(d) "Magic from a wizard."

2. How are the passages of the amphitheater described in Part 2?
(a) "Visible."
(b) "Unseen."
(c) "Steel-walled."
(d) "Glass-walled."

3. Where does the princess sit in relation to her father in the arena in Part 4 of the story?
(a) To the left of her father.
(b) Across from her father.
(c) Above her father.
(d) To the right of her father.

4. The narrator states in Part 4 of the narrative, "Never before had such a case occurred; never before had a subject dared to" do what?
(a) "Murder the royal court."
(b) "Betray the kingdom for another."
(c) "Commit so terrorist of an act."
(d) "Love the daughter of the king."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the king described in the beginning of the story?

2. What literary term refers to the background information provided by the author in the beginning of the story?

3. From where does the priest emerge if the criminal is found innocent in the arena?

4. How do the masses respond to the appearance of the courtier in the arena in Part 4 of the story?

5. How does the narrator described "the masses" during the trials at the arena?

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