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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the passages of the amphitheater described in Part 2?
(a) "Steel-walled."
(b) "Visible."
(c) "Unseen."
(d) "Glass-walled."

2. What word from the narrative refers to an epic poem or an instrumental composition?
(a) Delineation.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Apostasy.
(d) Rhapsody.

3. Of the criminal facing trial in the arena, the narrator says that he is subject to no guidance "but that of the aforementioned" what?
(a) "Clues indicated from the masses."
(b) "Riddle depicted by the jester."
(c) "Impartial and incorruptible chance."
(d) "Letter from the king."

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

5. How does the narrator describe the king in Part 2?
(a) "A jester of a king."
(b) "Every barleycorn a king."
(c) "Every wizard a king."
(d) "Very much a liberal king."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the word "wend" mean in the narrative?

3. Who gives the signal for the condemned to step into the arena?

4. When did Frank R. Stockton live?

5. What literary movement is Frank R. Stockton associated with?

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