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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the king's demeanor described when "every member of his domestic and political systems moved smoothly in its appointed course"?
(a) "Angry and disposed."
(b) "Bland and genial."
(c) "Reactionary."
(d) "Quiet and sullen."

2. What does "barbarism" in the narrative most closely reflect?
(a) Ambition.
(b) Masochism.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Passion.

3. What word from the narrative means to bring out or to obtain by special means?
(a) Endure.
(b) Constrain.
(c) Procure.
(d) Compose.

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

5. The narrator says in Part 2 of the story that the king's arena was built "for purposes far better adapted to widen and develop" what?
(a) "The logic and justice of the people."
(b) "The mental energies of the people."
(c) "The talents of the people."
(d) "The immigration of the people."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the king's demeanor described when "some of his orbs got out of their orbits" in the beginning of the story?

3. When did Frank R. Stockton live?

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

5. What style does "The Lady, or the Tiger?" mimic?

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