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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the plot structure of the story is found in Part 3?
(a) Exposition.
(b) Denouement.
(c) Falling action.
(d) Climax.

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

3. What word from Part 4 of the story means domineering, dictatorial, or overbearing?
(a) Secular.
(b) Allegorical.
(c) Imperious.
(d) Metaphorical.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the dancing maidens enter the arena with if the criminal is proven innocent?

2. What word from the narrative means certain to happen or a situation that is unavoidable?

3. Where in relation to the twin doors does the king sit in the arena?

4. How are the galleries of the amphitheater described in the story?

5. How does the narrator describe the king in Part 2?

(see the answer key)

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