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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the narrative means certain to happen or a situation that is unavoidable?
(a) Undetermined.
(b) Inevitable.
(c) Culpable.
(d) Didier.

2. What major theme of "The Lady, or the Tiger?" is established in the beginning of the story?
(a) Adultery.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Murder.
(d) Passion.

3. What word in the story refers to a nuptial ode?
(a) Cantata.
(b) Proscenium.
(c) Aria.
(d) Epithalamium.

4. How are the galleries of the amphitheater described in the story?
(a) "Above the stage."
(b) "Linear."
(c) "Encircling."
(d) "Below the stage."

5. How soon after making his decision is the criminal in the arena rewarded or punished?
(a) Immediately.
(b) After two days.
(c) After one day.
(d) After a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does the priest emerge if the criminal is found innocent in the arena?

2. What is described behind one of the doors in Part 2 of the narrative?

3. With what genre is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" associated?

4. Where was "The Lady, or the Tiger?" first published?

5. How are the king's "subjects refined and cultured," according to the narrator?

(see the answer key)

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