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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 described behind one of the doors in Part 2 of the narrative?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A jester.
(c) A judge.
(d) The king.

2. What does the word "incorruptible" from the story mean?
(a) Metaphorical.
(b) Everlasting.
(c) Allegorical.
(d) Stringent.

3. What word from the narrative means causing or involving great fear or suffering?
(a) Vapid.
(b) Trepid.
(c) Dire.
(d) Angelic.

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

5. How does the narrator describe the audience in the case where a criminal is killed in the arena?
(a) "With merry laughter and dancing."
(b) "With rapturous cries of justice."
(c) "With poetic songs of freedom."
(d) "With bowed heads and downcast hearts."

Short Answer Questions

1. What major theme of "The Lady, or the Tiger?" is established in the beginning of the story?

2. From what perspective is the narrative related in the beginning of the story?

3. How are the passages of the amphitheater described in Part 2?

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

5. What word from the narrative means menacingly wild or savage?

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