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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the king said to be greatly given to in the beginning of the story?
(a) Consulting his cabinet.
(b) Self-communing.
(c) Adorning his wife with jewels.
(d) Holding seminars.

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

3. What word from the narrative means fair and just?
(a) Metaphorical.
(b) Partial.
(c) Allegorical.
(d) Impartial.

4. How are the distant neighbors described that helped to polish the king's ideas?
(a) Distant Jewish neighbors.
(b) Distant Mongol neighbors.
(c) Distant Greek neighbors.
(d) Distant Latin neighbors.

5. What word from the narrative refers to a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most?
(a) Privilege.
(b) Propriety.
(c) Apostate.
(d) Demonstration.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the duty of the person on trial one they enter the arena?

3. What pleases the king the most, according to the narrative in the beginning of the story?

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

5. What aspect common to children's stories did Frank R. Stockton avoid in his writing?

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