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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major theme of "The Lady, or the Tiger?" is established in the beginning of the story?
(a) Passion.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Adultery.
(d) Murder.

2. How are the king's "subjects refined and cultured," according to the narrator?
(a) "By displays of musical talent and performance."
(b) "By a determination of the logic of the crime."
(c) "By exhibitions of manly and beastly valor."
(d) "By a panel of judges chosen from the populace."

3. What literary term refers to the background information provided by the author in the beginning of the story?
(a) Exposition.
(b) Denouement.
(c) Climax.
(d) Rising action.

4. Where in relation to the twin doors does the king sit in the arena?
(a) Above the doors.
(b) Behind the doors.
(c) Below the doors.
(d) Across from the doors.

5. What is the king said to be greatly given to in the beginning of the story?
(a) Holding seminars.
(b) Self-communing.
(c) Adorning his wife with jewels.
(d) Consulting his cabinet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in relation to the door that reveals the accused does the king sit in the arena?

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

3. What word in the text refers to the act of performing of a ceremony?

4. What word from the story refers to doubt or unpredictability?

5. How is the princess's lover described in Part 4 of the story?

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