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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 certain to happen or a situation that is unavoidable?
(a) Inevitable.
(b) Culpable.
(c) Undetermined.
(d) Didier.

2. What story did Stockton write that acts as a sequel of sorts to "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
(a) "The Hundredth Man."
(b) "The Captain's Toll-Gate."
(c) "The Bee-Man of Orn."
(d) "The Discourager of Hesitancy."

3. How would you describe the setting of "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
(a) A city filled with skyscrapers.
(b) A contemporary town.
(c) A small country village.
(d) An ancient kingdom.

4. What does the word "idealism" refer to in the narrative?
(a) The belief in God.
(b) The pursuit of high or noble principles.
(c) The belief in government.
(d) The study of governance.

5. What is the duty of the person on trial one they enter the arena?
(a) To choose a door and open it.
(b) To beg for mercy from the court.
(c) To perform a musical display.
(d) To prove one's innocence through logic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the hired mourners located in the amphitheater when an accused person faces trial?

2. How are the distant neighbors described that helped to polish the king's ideas?

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

4. In what tense is the story related?

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

(see the answer key)

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