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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 prove one's innocence through logic.
(d) To perform a musical display.

2. How does the narrator describe the fate of the accused person if he found himself innocent in the arena?
(a) "He was exiled and told never to return."
(b) "He was given a dukedom and several villagers to work for him."
(c) "He was rewarded on the spot, whether he liked it or not."
(d) "He was crowned on the spot and sent to live in the north."

3. The narrator says in the conclusion of Part 3, "Did not the accused person have" what?
(a) "A fair and impartial jury?"
(b) "A system of logic at play in the affair?"
(c) "An ability to appeal his fate?"
(d) "The whole matter in his own hands?"

4. With what genre is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" associated?
(a) Horror.
(b) Nonfiction.
(c) Science fiction.
(d) Allegory.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the narrative refers to the capacity of persons or things to be a compelling force on the behavior or opinions of others?

2. How are the bells described if the criminal is found innocent in the arena?

3. What word from the story means to go before something else?

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

5. What part of the plot structure of the story is found in Part 3?

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