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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the narrative means to bring out or to obtain by special means?
(a) Constrain.
(b) Endure.
(c) Procure.
(d) Compose.

2. What does the word "determinate" mean in the narrative?
(a) Foreshadowed.
(b) Evolved.
(c) Conclusive.
(d) Uneasy.

3. What does the courtier do upon entering the arena in Part 4 of the story?
(a) He bows to the judge.
(b) He bows to the king.
(c) He beats on the door.
(d) He bows to the jury.

4. Who gives the signal for the condemned to step into the arena?
(a) The judge.
(b) The jester.
(c) The king.
(d) The princess.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the iron bells described that ring if the criminal is killed in the arena?

2. What word from Part 4 of the story refers to a formal and authoritative order?

3. Where does the public gather in the amphitheater for the trials of criminals?

4. What is revealed about the princess's nature in Part 4 of the narrative as she sits in the arena?

5. What word from Part 4 of the story means domineering, dictatorial, or overbearing?

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