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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the narrative refers to the capacity of persons or things to be a compelling force on the behavior or opinions of others?
(a) Influence.
(b) Apostate.
(c) Benediction.
(d) Courage.

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

3. What is the duty of the person on trial one they enter the arena?
(a) To prove one's innocence through logic.
(b) To beg for mercy from the court.
(c) To choose a door and open it.
(d) To perform a musical display.

4. When was "The Lady, or the Tiger?" first published?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1882.

5. Where does the public gather in the amphitheater for the trials of criminals?
(a) In the loft.
(b) In the arena.
(c) In the galleries.
(d) In the entranceway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the narrative means fair and just?

2. When are criminals brought to the king's amphitheater, according to the narrator in Part 2?

3. How are the galleries of the amphitheater described in the story?

4. How is the king described in the beginning of the story?

5. What word from the narrative refers to a tissue inserted into another tissue?

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