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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator remark regarding the unpredictability of the trials at the arena?
(a) It "gave the spectators a sense of tension and fear, and always reminded them to stay in line."
(b) It "gave an apprehension to the audience and a lack of interest."
(c) It "brought forth tears of excess for the populace."
(d) It "lent an interest to the occasion which it could not otherwise have attained."

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

3. How does the narrator describe the fairness of the arena in Part 3?
(a) "Its perfect fairness is obvious."
(b) "Its fairness was much disputed."
(c) "It was as fair as the guillotine."
(d) "Its fairness, or lack thereof, was cautionary."

4. How soon after making his decision is the criminal in the arena rewarded or punished?
(a) After a week.
(b) After two days.
(c) After one day.
(d) Immediately.

5. What word from the narrative means fair and just?
(a) Impartial.
(b) Metaphorical.
(c) Partial.
(d) Allegorical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the king said to be greatly given to in the beginning of the story?

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

3. How does the narrator describe the princess's decision in Part 5 of the narrative?

4. Of the king, the narrator says in Part 2 that he "knew no tradition to which he owed more allegiance than" what?

5. What word from Part 5 of the story means full of ecstatic joy?

(see the answer key)

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