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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the narrative refers to an epic poem or an instrumental composition?
(a) Rhapsody.
(b) Apostasy.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Delineation.

2. What does the word "semified" from the narrative mean?
(a) Coagulated.
(b) Observed.
(c) Incurred.
(d) Made partial.

3. What does the word "idealism" refer to in the narrative?
(a) The study of governance.
(b) The belief in government.
(c) The belief in God.
(d) The pursuit of high or noble principles.

4. How are the vaults of the amphitheater described?
(a) "Placating."
(b) "Mysterious."
(c) "Steel-walled."
(d) "Cavernous."

5. What word from the short story means uncivilized or primitive?
(a) Exemplary.
(b) Apostate.
(c) Barbaric.
(d) Cultured.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect common to children's stories did Frank R. Stockton avoid in his writing?

2. What does the word "determinate" mean in the narrative?

3. Of the king, it is said in the beginning of the story, "He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal, of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into" what?

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

5. How are the bells described if the criminal is found innocent in the arena?

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