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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The king's vast amphitheater is described in Part 2 as "an agent of" what?
(a) "Cruel fate."
(b) "Change."
(c) "Poetic justice."
(d) "Evolution."

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

3. What word from the short story means uncivilized or primitive?
(a) Apostate.
(b) Cultured.
(c) Exemplary.
(d) Barbaric.

4. Where are the hired mourners located in the amphitheater when an accused person faces trial?
(a) Behind the king.
(b) At the outer rim of the arena.
(c) Next to the king.
(d) In the galleries.

5. With what genre is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" associated?
(a) Nonfiction.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Horror.
(d) Science fiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What artistic movement influenced Frank R. Stockton and other authors during his time period?

2. Where does the public gather in the amphitheater for the trials of criminals?

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?"

4. What does "barbarism" in the narrative most closely reflect?

5. How are the vaults of the amphitheater described?

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