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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the king in Part 2?
(a) "A jester of a king."
(b) "Every barleycorn a king."
(c) "Every wizard a king."
(d) "Very much a liberal king."

2. What children's magazine was Frank R. Stockton editor of?
(a) Hearth and Home.
(b) Time magazine.
(c) St. Nicholas.
(d) The Riverside Magazine.

3. How are the passages of the amphitheater described in Part 2?
(a) "Unseen."
(b) "Glass-walled."
(c) "Visible."
(d) "Steel-walled."

4. Who gives the signal for the condemned to step into the arena?
(a) The king.
(b) The jester.
(c) The princess.
(d) The judge.

5. What word from Part 3 of the story refers to the act of bringing into use or operation?
(a) Administering.
(b) Enlisting.
(c) Evolving.
(d) Discouraging.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary movement is Frank R. Stockton associated with?

2. How is the king's demeanor described when "every member of his domestic and political systems moved smoothly in its appointed course"?

3. Where was Frank R. Stockton from?

4. Of the criminal facing trial in the arena, the narrator says that he is subject to no guidance "but that of the aforementioned" what?

5. What word from the narrative means certain to happen or a situation that is unavoidable?

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