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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the narrative means fair and just?
(a) Allegorical.
(b) Partial.
(c) Impartial.
(d) Metaphorical.

2. What word from the narrative means certain to happen or a situation that is unavoidable?
(a) Culpable.
(b) Didier.
(c) Undetermined.
(d) Inevitable.

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

4. What happens if the criminal on trial opens the door that leads to "a reward of his innocence"?
(a) He is immediately wed.
(b) He is immediately killed.
(c) He is crowned king.
(d) He is given a dukedom.

5. How many doors does the criminal face across from him in the arena?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "semified" from the narrative mean?

2. How did author Frank R. Stockton support himself before his work as an author?

3. What does the word "incorruptible" from the story mean?

4. How are the vaults of the amphitheater described?

5. What is the duty of the person on trial one they enter the arena?

(see the answer key)

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