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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the dancing maidens enter the arena with if the criminal is proven innocent?
(a) Crowns.
(b) Babies and sheep.
(c) Kittens.
(d) Golden horns.

2. The narrator says in Part 4 of the story, "This semi-barbaric king had a daughter as blooming as" what?
(a) "His most sanguine memories."
(b) "A dozen roses."
(c) "His wife."
(d) "His most florid fancies."

3. How does the narrator describe the king in Part 2?
(a) "Every wizard a king."
(b) "Every barleycorn a king."
(c) "Very much a liberal king."
(d) "A jester of a king."

4. How is the arena defined in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
(a) A ring or pit for entertainment or sports.
(b) A platform where dog-races take place.
(c) A staged area for opera performances.
(d) A forested area set aside for public executions.

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 sworn herself to exile from the kingdom forevermore."
(b) "She had taken a vow of honor before the king."
(c) "She had possessed herself of the secret of the doors."
(d) "She had chosen to appeal the king's orders."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of the criminal facing trial in the arena, the narrator says that he is subject to no guidance "but that of the aforementioned" what?

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

4. How does the narrator describe the fate of the accused person if he found himself innocent in the arena?

5. How does the narrator describe the location of the tiger in the arena?

(see the answer key)

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