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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the king, it is said in the beginning of the story, "He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal, of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into" what?
(a) "Laws."
(b) "Facts."
(c) "Paintings."
(d) "Art."

2. What pleases the king the most, according to the narrative in the beginning of the story?
(a) "To remind his citizens of his warmth and generosity."
(b) "To make the crooked straight and crush down uneven places."
(c) "To uphold justice by the methods delivered him by the great gods."
(d) "To incur upon his community a sense of love, peace, and justice."

3. What does the word "semified" from the narrative mean?
(a) Observed.
(b) Coagulated.
(c) Made partial.
(d) Incurred.

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

5. When did Frank R. Stockton live?
(a) 1834-1902.
(b) 1840-1915.
(c) 1759-1815.
(d) 1820-1899.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "untrammelled" from the story mean?

2. What aspect common to children's stories did Frank R. Stockton avoid in his writing?

3. From what perspective is the narrative related in the beginning of the story?

4. What literary word refers to a typical example of a certain person or thing, such as the characters in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

5. Where was Frank R. Stockton from?

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