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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word in the text refers to the act of performing of a ceremony?
(a) Aria.
(b) Solemnize.
(c) Oration.
(d) Recitative.

2. What determines a criminal's innocence or guilt in the arena?
(a) The judge.
(b) The jury.
(c) Chance.
(d) His deductive abilities.

3. What does the word "wend" mean in the narrative?
(a) To compose.
(b) To go or leave.
(c) To sing.
(d) To write.

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

5. What does the word "hitch" mean in the narrative?
(a) A constable.
(b) A public stage.
(c) An obstacle or setback.
(d) A state of worry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the king's demeanor described when "some of his orbs got out of their orbits" in the beginning of the story?

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

3. Where in the amphitheater does the king sit for the trials of criminals?

4. What door does the courtier go to open in the end of Part 4?

5. What does the word "semified" from the narrative mean?

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