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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What door does the courtier go to open in the end of Part 4?
(a) The upper door.
(b) The right door.
(c) The left door.
(d) The middle door.

5. What does the word "subordinate" mean in the narrative?
(a) Painful.
(b) Ordinary or plain.
(c) Inferior or secondary.
(d) Exemplary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which door does the princess signal the courtier to in the arena?

2. The narrator says of the courtier in Part 4 that "his quick and anxious glance asked the question." What question does he ask with his glance?

3. What word from Part 4 of the story refers to having a sense of the beautiful?

4. Of the citizenry, the narrator says in Part 3, "they never knew whether they were to witness a bloody slaughter or" what?

5. What theme is explored in Part 3 of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the king discovers his daughter's love affair?

2. What does the lady behind the door symbolize in the story?

3. What signal does the princess give to the courtier in the arena?

4. What does the priest in the story represent symbolically?

5. How would you compare the tribunals in the king's arena to those in Ancient Rome?

6. Discuss the word "fairness" as it is applied in the story. What does this word mean in the narrative?

7. What does the narrator mean by saying that the decisions of the king's tribunal "were positively determinate"?

8. How would you compare the king's tribunal with our contemporary justice system?

9. How does the narrator describe the king's method of administering justice in Part 3?

10. How does the narrator "set the scene" on the day of the courtier's trial?

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