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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens if the criminal on trial opens the door that leads to "a reward of his innocence"?
(a) He is immediately wed.
(b) He is given a dukedom.
(c) He is immediately killed.
(d) He is crowned king.

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

3. What does the word "suitable" mean in the narrative?
(a) Appropriate or fitting.
(b) Ordinary or plain.
(c) Irregular.
(d) Unmatched.

4. What theme is explored in Part 3 of the story?
(a) Sisterhood.
(b) Motherhood.
(c) Justice.
(d) Revenge.

5. What word from the story refers to a requital according to merits or deserts?
(a) Regulation.
(b) Retribution.
(c) Evolution.
(d) Compehension.

6. What word from the narrative means to come into opposition?
(a) Interfere.
(b) Propel.
(c) Absorb.
(d) Regulate.

7. What is described as waiting behind a second door in Part 3 of the story?
(a) A throne.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A lady.
(d) A sword.

8. What word from the narrative refers to an established law or custom?
(a) Proscenium.
(b) Coronation.
(c) Dictation.
(d) Institution.

9. Where in relation to the door that reveals the accused does the king sit in the arena?
(a) Across from the door.
(b) Behind the door.
(c) Above the door.
(d) Below the door.

10. 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 logic to."
(d) "There was no escape."

11. For how long does the princess's love affair with the courtier last before the king finds out?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Many years.
(c) Many months.
(d) One month.

12. How is the arena described as a method of justice in Part 3?
(a) "Semi-barbaric method."
(b) "Irrational method."
(c) "Logical and fair method."
(d) "Civilized method."

13. What word from Part 4 of the story refers to having a sense of the beautiful?
(a) Aesthetic.
(b) Culinary.
(c) Mundane.
(d) Arbitrary.

14. How does the narrator describe the fate of the accused person if he found himself innocent in the arena?
(a) "He was crowned on the spot and sent to live in the north."
(b) "He was exiled and told never to return."
(c) "He was rewarded on the spot, whether he liked it or not."
(d) "He was given a dukedom and several villagers to work for him."

15. How does the narrator describe the location of the tiger in the arena?
(a) "The tiger was always waiting behind the red door."
(b) "The tiger was always located behind the left door, but the criminal wouldn't know that."
(c) "The tiger was always located behind the door that was chosen."
(d) "On some occasions the tiger came out of one door, and on some out of the other."

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Part 4 of the story means domineering, dictatorial, or overbearing?

2. Who surveys the kingdom for "maiden youth and beauty" in Part 4 of the story?

3. How does the narrator describe the king's feelings about his daughter in Part 4?

4. What does the courtier know immediately when he meets eyes with the princess in the arena?

5. How soon after making his decision is the criminal in the arena rewarded or punished?

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