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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 in the text refers to the act of performing of a ceremony?
(a) Oration.
(b) Aria.
(c) Solemnize.
(d) Recitative.

2. How are the bells described if the criminal is found innocent in the arena?
(a) "Heavy metal bells."
(b) "Gay brass bells."
(c) "Grey, sullen bells."
(d) "Mournful bells."

3. What word from the narrative means fair and just?
(a) Allegorical.
(b) Impartial.
(c) Metaphorical.
(d) Partial.

4. What does the narrator remark regarding the unpredictability of the trials at the arena?
(a) It "gave an apprehension to the audience and a lack of interest."
(b) It "gave the spectators a sense of tension and fear, and always reminded them to stay in line."
(c) It "lent an interest to the occasion which it could not otherwise have attained."
(d) It "brought forth tears of excess for the populace."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does the priest emerge if the criminal is found innocent in the arena?

2. What does the word "suitable" mean in the narrative?

3. How are the passages of the amphitheater described in Part 2?

4. How would you describe the setting of "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

5. What word from the narrative refers to singers in a choir?

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