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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The rope around the man's neck is attached to ______________________.
(a) A scaffold.
(b) A cross timber.
(c) A forklift.
(d) A tree.

2. What role do the sentinels have in the impending execution?
(a) They will give the signal to proceed.
(b) They are waiting on word of a reprieve.
(c) They arrested the men.
(d) No role.

3. The sentinels are as still as ________________.
(a) Night.
(b) Statues.
(c) Death.
(d) Sorrow.

4. How many other men are on the platform with the man?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

5. The soldiers treat death with military etiquette and _______________.
(a) Singing.
(b) Silence.
(c) Speeches.
(d) Eulogies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date of the beginning of Part 1?

2. What is the position of the man to be hanged?

3. What is the man's probable profession?

4. What do the men in the infantry do while waiting for the execution?

5. The condemned man thinks the loud sound is like _____________________.

(see the answer key)

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