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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the galleries of the amphitheater described in the story?
(a) "Below the stage."
(b) "Above the stage."
(c) "Encircling."
(d) "Linear."

2. What theme is introduced in Part 2 of the story?
(a) Family.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Fate.
(d) Romantic love.

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

4. Where was Frank R. Stockton from?
(a) London, England.
(b) New York, NY.
(c) Philadelphia, PA.
(d) Dublin, Ireland.

5. What artistic movement influenced Frank R. Stockton and other authors during his time period?
(a) The Dadaists.
(b) The Modernists.
(c) The Cubists.
(d) The Pre-Raphaelites.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does the narrator describe the king in Part 2?

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

5. How are the king's "subjects refined and cultured," according to the narrator?

(see the answer key)

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