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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says in Part 2 of the story that the king's arena was built "for purposes far better adapted to widen and develop" what?
(a) "The immigration of the people."
(b) "The logic and justice of the people."
(c) "The talents of the people."
(d) "The mental energies of the people."

2. When does the story take place?
(a) "In the 1800s."
(b) "Many many years into the future."
(c) "In the years of the Great War."
(d) "In the very olden time."

3. What happens if the criminal on trial opens the door that leads to "a reward of his innocence"?
(a) He is immediately killed.
(b) He is crowned king.
(c) He is given a dukedom.
(d) He is immediately wed.

4. How are the king's "subjects refined and cultured," according to the narrator?
(a) "By a panel of judges chosen from the populace."
(b) "By a determination of the logic of the crime."
(c) "By displays of musical talent and performance."
(d) "By exhibitions of manly and beastly valor."

5. The narrator says in the conclusion of Part 3, "Did not the accused person have" what?
(a) "The whole matter in his own hands?"
(b) "A fair and impartial jury?"
(c) "An ability to appeal his fate?"
(d) "A system of logic at play in the affair?"

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the courtier's appearance described when he appears in the arena in Part 4?

2. How are the bells described if the criminal is found innocent in the arena?

3. Where in relation to the door that reveals the accused does the king sit in the arena?

4. What door does the courtier go to open in the end of Part 4?

5. What word from Part 5 of the story refers to a loss of hope?

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