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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What word from the story refers to a court of justice?
2. Where in relation to the twin doors does the king sit in the arena?
3. The narrator says what of "the judgments of the king's arena" in Part 3?
4. What word from Part 3 of the story refers to the act of bringing into use or operation?
5. What are the two outcomes for the criminal depending on his choice of door in the arena?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the princess described when her character is introduced in Part 4 of the story?
2. How would you compare the king's tribunal with our contemporary justice system?
3. What does the priest in the story represent symbolically?
4. How is the princess's lover described when his character is introduced in Part 4?
5. What signal does the princess give to the courtier in the arena?
6. How does the narrator "set the scene" on the day of the courtier's trial?
7. How does the narrator describe the king's method of administering justice in Part 3?
8. How would you compare the tribunals in the king's arena to those in Ancient Rome?
9. What theme is predominant in Part 4 of the story?
10. How does the princess feel about the maiden that waits behind the arena door in the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the character of the princess in the story. How is the princess's temperament described? What is remarked about the princess's appearance? How would you describe the princess's relationship with her father?
Essay Topic 2
What are the duties or "privileges" of the accused when they are summoned to enter the king's arena? What are the rewards or retributions that they face upon entering the arena? How is the fate of the accused determined?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the role of the lady in "The Lady, or the Tiger?" Where in the arena does the lady await her fate? How is the lady chosen? What does the lady represent symbolically in the narrative?
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