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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary word refers to a typical example of a certain person or thing, such as the characters in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
(a) Proscenium.
(b) Antagonist.
(c) Parable.
(d) Archetype.

2. At what point in "The Lady, or the Tiger?" does the climax occur?
(a) When the courtier turns to face the judge.
(b) When the courtier goes to open the door.
(c) When the courtier is thrown in prison.
(d) When the courtier is killed.

3. Where in the amphitheater does the king sit for the trials of criminals?
(a) In the galleries.
(b) On a throne on one side of the arena.
(c) In a glass cage overlooking the arena.
(d) In the arena itself.

4. Of the princess, the narrator says in Part 4 that "she had done what no other person had done." What did the princess do?
(a) "She had possessed herself of the secret of the doors."
(b) "She had sworn herself to exile from the kingdom forevermore."
(c) "She had taken a vow of honor before the king."
(d) "She had chosen to appeal the king's orders."

5. What word from Part 5 of the story means full of ecstatic joy?
(a) Despicable.
(b) Rapturous.
(c) Envious.
(d) Devious.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word from the narrative refers to singers in a choir?

3. What does the word "incorruptible" from the story mean?

4. The narrator says of the courtier in Part 4 that "his quick and anxious glance asked the question." What question does he ask with his glance?

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

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