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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the narrative means causing or involving great fear or suffering?
(a) Vapid.
(b) Trepid.
(c) Dire.
(d) Angelic.

2. Of the king, the narrator says in Part 2 that he "knew no tradition to which he owed more allegiance than" what?
(a) "Involved his family."
(b) "The laws of God."
(c) "That of the guillotine."
(d) "Pleased his fancy."

3. What aspect common to children's stories did Frank R. Stockton avoid in his writing?
(a) Archetypes.
(b) Moralizing.
(c) Irony.
(d) Satire.

4. How are the vaults of the amphitheater described?
(a) "Cavernous."
(b) "Steel-walled."
(c) "Mysterious."
(d) "Placating."

5. When are criminals brought to the king's amphitheater, according to the narrator in Part 2?
(a) "When a subject was accused of a crime that involved murder or theft."
(b) "When a subject was accused of a crime that involved the royal court."
(c) "When a subject was accused of a crime that involved the neighboring kingdoms."
(d) "When a subject was accused of a crime of sufficient importance to interest the king."

Short Answer Questions

1. With what genre is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" associated?

2. What is described behind one of the doors in Part 2 of the narrative?

3. What word from the narrative refers to a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most?

4. What term is used in the narrative to describe a person who engaged in fights in a public arena?

5. How is the king's demeanor described when "some of his orbs got out of their orbits" in the beginning of the story?

(see the answer key)

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