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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "incorruptible" from the story mean?
(a) Everlasting.
(b) Allegorical.
(c) Metaphorical.
(d) Stringent.

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

3. What word from the story refers to a requital according to merits or deserts?
(a) Retribution.
(b) Evolution.
(c) Regulation.
(d) Compehension.

4. Of the criminal facing trial in the arena, the narrator says that he is subject to no guidance "but that of the aforementioned" what?
(a) "Letter from the king."
(b) "Riddle depicted by the jester."
(c) "Impartial and incorruptible chance."
(d) "Clues indicated from the masses."

5. What does the word "subordinate" mean in the narrative?
(a) Ordinary or plain.
(b) Painful.
(c) Exemplary.
(d) Inferior or secondary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "untrammelled" from the story mean?

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

3. How does the narrator describe the fairness of the arena in Part 3?

4. Where was "The Lady, or the Tiger?" first published?

5. How does the narrator describe the audience in the case where a criminal is killed in the arena?

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