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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. What does the narrator remark regarding the unpredictability of the trials at the arena?
(a) It "gave the spectators a sense of tension and fear, and always reminded them to stay in line."
(b) It "lent an interest to the occasion which it could not otherwise have attained."
(c) It "brought forth tears of excess for the populace."
(d) It "gave an apprehension to the audience and a lack of interest."

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

3. How soon after making his decision is the criminal in the arena rewarded or punished?
(a) After two days.
(b) After one day.
(c) Immediately.
(d) After a week.

4. What word from Part 4 of the story refers to a formal and authoritative order?
(a) Decree.
(b) Proscenium.
(c) Aria.
(d) Cantata.

5. What word from the story means to seek ambitiously?
(a) Evolve.
(b) Gravitate.
(c) Aspire.
(d) Depend.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the princess feel about the lady of the court that awaits the courtier behind one door in the arena?

3. What word from the narrative means to come into opposition?

4. What does the word "suitable" mean in the narrative?

5. What does the word "subordinate" mean in the narrative?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is the unpredictability of the arena described in Part 3 of the narrative?

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

7. How is the ceremony described if the hypothetical accused man should open the door proving his innocence?

8. What preparations are made for the courtier's trial in Part 4?

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

10. How does the princess feel about the maiden that waits behind the arena door in the story?

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