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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 determines a criminal's innocence or guilt in the arena?
(a) Chance.
(b) The judge.
(c) His deductive abilities.
(d) The jury.

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

3. What word from the story refers to a court of justice?
(a) Proscenium.
(b) Tribunal.
(c) Recitative.
(d) Aria.

4. What word from the story means to go before something else?
(a) Precede.
(b) Induce.
(c) Perform.
(d) Deduce.

5. How does the princess feel about the lady of the court that awaits the courtier behind one door in the arena?
(a) She worships her.
(b) She loves her.
(c) She does not know her.
(d) She hates her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the princess's soul described at the arena in Part 4?

2. What is described as waiting behind a second door in Part 3 of the story?

3. The narrator says of the courtier in Part 4 that "his quick and anxious glance asked the question." What question does he ask with his glance?

4. The narrator states in Part 4 of the narrative, "Never before had such a case occurred; never before had a subject dared to" do what?

5. What word from the story refers to a requital according to merits or deserts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theme is predominant in Part 4 of the story?

2. How does the narrator "set the scene" on the day of the courtier's trial?

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

4. What is the crime that the courtier is charged with?

5. How would you compare the king's tribunal with our contemporary justice system?

6. How is the princess described when her character is introduced in Part 4 of the story?

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

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

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

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

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