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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the hired mourners located in the amphitheater when an accused person faces trial?
(a) At the outer rim of the arena.
(b) Behind the king.
(c) In the galleries.
(d) Next to the king.

2. What are the two outcomes for the criminal depending on his choice of door in the arena?
(a) To be devoured or married.
(b) To be knighted or killed.
(c) To be exiled or hung.
(d) To be crowned or married.

3. What word from the narrative means intense devotion or enthusiasm?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Degradation.
(c) Derision.
(d) Ardor.

4. What happens if the criminal on trial opens the door that leads to "a reward of his innocence"?
(a) He is immediately wed.
(b) He is given a dukedom.
(c) He is crowned king.
(d) He is immediately killed.

5. What word from the narrative refers to an epic poem or an instrumental composition?
(a) Apostasy.
(b) Rhapsody.
(c) Delineation.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. When are criminals brought to the king's amphitheater, according to the narrator in Part 2?

2. What happens to the courtier immediately after the king discovers the love affair?

3. How does the narrator describe the king's feelings about his daughter in Part 4?

4. How is the courtier's appearance described when he appears in the arena in Part 4?

5. What word from the narrative means to come into opposition?

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