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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 did the princess use in order to obtain certain secrets, according to the narrator in Part 4?
(a) "Magic from a wizard."
(b) "Gold, and the power of a woman's will."
(c) "Threats of exile and execution."
(d) "Her father's authority and suggestion."

2. What does the narrator say regarding the situation if a criminal was proven innocent in the arena and happened to have a wife and family?
(a) "It mattered not."
(b) "The family would be relocated."
(c) "They'd be given gold."
(d) "It was taken into consideration."

3. What word from Part 4 of the story means domineering, dictatorial, or overbearing?
(a) Imperious.
(b) Metaphorical.
(c) Secular.
(d) Allegorical.

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

5. What word from Part 4 of the story refers to a formal and authoritative order?
(a) Decree.
(b) Proscenium.
(c) Cantata.
(d) Aria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in relation to the twin doors does the king sit in the arena?

2. What word from Part 3 of the story refers to the act of bringing into use or operation?

3. What does the courtier know immediately when he meets eyes with the princess in the arena?

4. What word from the story refers to doubt or unpredictability?

5. Who surveys the kingdom for "maiden youth and beauty" in Part 4 of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the king discovers his daughter's love affair?

2. What does the narrator say in regards to if the accused man in the arena does not want his reward?

3. What secrets had the princess uncovered prior to the courtier's trial at the arena?

4. What does the lady behind the door symbolize in the story?

5. How is the unpredictability of the arena described in Part 3 of the narrative?

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

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

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

9. What does the narrator mean by saying that the decisions of the king's tribunal "were positively determinate"?

10. What does the priest in the story represent symbolically?

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