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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the story refers to a court of justice?
(a) Proscenium.
(b) Recitative.
(c) Aria.
(d) Tribunal.

2. When does the story take place?
(a) "In the 1800s."
(b) "In the years of the Great War."
(c) "In the very olden time."
(d) "Many many years into the future."

3. How is the arena described as a method of justice in Part 3?
(a) "Irrational method."
(b) "Semi-barbaric method."
(c) "Logical and fair method."
(d) "Civilized method."

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

5. What word from the narrative refers to an epic poem or an instrumental composition?
(a) Delineation.
(b) Rhapsody.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Apostasy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the story refers to a requital according to merits or deserts?

2. What does the word "incorruptible" from the story mean?

3. What does the word "wend" mean in the narrative?

4. Of the citizenry, the narrator says in Part 3, "they never knew whether they were to witness a bloody slaughter or" what?

5. From what perspective is the narrative related in the beginning of the story?

(see the answer key)

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