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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the plot structure of the story is found in Part 3?
(a) Falling action.
(b) Climax.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Denouement.

2. 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) Archetype.
(d) Parable.

3. How is the princess's lover described in Part 4 of the story?
(a) "He was domineering and regal and above the king's station."
(b) "He was meritless save for his capacity of mind."
(c) "He was handsome and brave to a degree unsurpassed in all this kingdom."
(d) "He was short and muscular, and intelligent to a degree unsurpassed in all this kingdom."

4. How is the king's demeanor described when "every member of his domestic and political systems moved smoothly in its appointed course"?
(a) "Quiet and sullen."
(b) "Bland and genial."
(c) "Reactionary."
(d) "Angry and disposed."

5. In Part 4 of the story, the narrator describes the judgment of the masses regarding the courtier by saying, "Of course, everybody knew that the deed with which the accused was charged had" what?
(a) "Been set up."
(b) "Been fabricated."
(c) "Been done."
(d) "Not been done."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the courtier do upon entering the arena in Part 4 of the story?

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

3. How is the king's demeanor described when "some of his orbs got out of their orbits" in the beginning of the story?

4. What is described as waiting behind a second door in Part 3 of the story?

5. Where did Frank R. Stockton attend the opening night of the three-act operetta adaptation of "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

(see the answer key)

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