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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the spectators for the execution?
(a) Some news reporters.
(b) Families of the victim.
(c) A company of infantrymen.
(d) Some nosy local people.

2. What is the man doing with his hands?
(a) He is waving to his friends.
(b) He is signalling for help.
(c) They are tied behind his back.
(d) He is clapping.

3. Where is the man standing at the beginning of Part 1?
(a) A city street.
(b) A railroad bridge.
(c) A cave.
(d) An alley.

4. What does the man think of when he closes his eyes?
(a) His mother.
(b) His home.
(c) His wife and children.
(d) God.

5. What is the man standing on?
(a) Slack boards.
(b) Stirrups.
(c) Ground.
(d) Ship's plank.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what direction is the man looking?

2. What does the condemned man focus on in the water below?

3. The remaining plank spans how many railroad ties?

4. What is the man wearing?

5. How does the condemned man view the system of execution?

(see the answer key)

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