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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 word in the story refers to a nuptial ode?
(a) Cantata.
(b) Epithalamium.
(c) Aria.
(d) Proscenium.

2. What prevents the sounds of "noise or suggestion" behind the doors in the arena?
(a) Heavily curtained skins.
(b) Walls of wood.
(c) The murmering of the masses.
(d) Walls of heavy steel.

3. How does the princess signal to the courtier in the arena?
(a) With her right hand.
(b) With her left hand.
(c) By tilting her head.
(d) By blinking.

4. How does the narrator describe the feelings of the king's subjects in regard to the trials at the arena?
(a) It was looked down upon by the citizens.
(b) It was popular among the citizens.
(c) It was dreaded among the citizens.
(d) It was reviled among the citizens.

5. Of the princess, the narrator says in Part 4 that "she had done what no other person had done." What did the princess do?
(a) "She had chosen to appeal the king's orders."
(b) "She had taken a vow of honor before the king."
(c) "She had sworn herself to exile from the kingdom forevermore."
(d) "She had possessed herself of the secret of the doors."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What door does the courtier go to open in the end of Part 4?

3. Of the citizenry, the narrator says in Part 3, "they never knew whether they were to witness a bloody slaughter or" what?

4. The narrator says in Part 4 of the story, "This semi-barbaric king had a daughter as blooming as" what?

5. What does the word "moiety" from the narrative mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the narrator describe the king's method of administering justice in Part 3?

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

4. What is described as standing behind the second door in the narrator's hypothetical trial in Part 3?

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

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

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

8. How is the princess's lover described when his character is introduced in Part 4?

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

10. How does the princess feel about the maiden that waits behind the arena door in the story?

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