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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "idealism" refer to in the narrative?
(a) The study of governance.
(b) The belief in government.
(c) The pursuit of high or noble principles.
(d) The belief in God.

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

3. What literary movement is Frank R. Stockton associated with?
(a) The Beat generation.
(b) The Absurdists.
(c) The American humorists.
(d) The Dadaists.

4. The king's vast amphitheater is described in Part 2 as "an agent of" what?
(a) "Poetic justice."
(b) "Evolution."
(c) "Cruel fate."
(d) "Change."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the narrative means causing or involving great fear or suffering?

2. Where are the hired mourners located in the amphitheater when an accused person faces trial?

3. Where in the amphitheater does the king sit for the trials of criminals?

4. What story did Stockton write that acts as a sequel of sorts to "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

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

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