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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was "The Lady, or the Tiger?" first published?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1901.

2. 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) "Art."
(b) "Facts."
(c) "Laws."
(d) "Paintings."

3. 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) Archetype.
(b) Parable.
(c) Proscenium.
(d) Antagonist.

4. What literary movement is Frank R. Stockton associated with?
(a) The American humorists.
(b) The Beat generation.
(c) The Absurdists.
(d) The Dadaists.

5. What children's magazine was Frank R. Stockton editor of?
(a) Hearth and Home.
(b) Time magazine.
(c) St. Nicholas.
(d) The Riverside Magazine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would you describe the king's method of governing?

2. How is the king's demeanor described when "every member of his domestic and political systems moved smoothly in its appointed course"?

3. What literary term refers to the background information provided by the author in the beginning of the story?

4. Where was Frank R. Stockton from?

5. When does the story take place?

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