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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 from the narrative means causing or involving great fear or suffering?
(a) Trepid.
(b) Angelic.
(c) Vapid.
(d) Dire.

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

3. How are the bells described if the criminal is found innocent in the arena?
(a) "Grey, sullen bells."
(b) "Mournful bells."
(c) "Gay brass bells."
(d) "Heavy metal bells."

4. The narrator says in the conclusion of Part 3, "Did not the accused person have" what?
(a) "An ability to appeal his fate?"
(b) "A fair and impartial jury?"
(c) "A system of logic at play in the affair?"
(d) "The whole matter in his own hands?"

5. What word from the narrative means menacingly wild or savage?
(a) Morose.
(b) Sullen.
(c) Morbid.
(d) Fierce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the story refers to a court of justice?

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

3. What does the word "fervent" mean in the narrative?

4. How is the word "florid" from the narrative defined?

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

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