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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was "The Lady, or the Tiger?" first published?
(a) Time magazine.
(b) The Century magazine.
(c) Reader's Digest.
(d) The New Yorker magazine.

2. What does the narrator remark regarding the unpredictability of the trials at the arena?
(a) It "brought forth tears of excess for the populace."
(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 "gave an apprehension to the audience and a lack of interest."

3. How would you describe the king's method of governing?
(a) Egalitarian.
(b) Arbitrary.
(c) Democratic.
(d) Autocratic.

4. What word from the narrative refers to a tissue inserted into another tissue?
(a) Ingrafted.
(b) Progressed.
(c) Incurred.
(d) Devolved.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "hitch" mean in the narrative?

2. Where does the public gather in the amphitheater for the trials of criminals?

3. What word from the narrative means menacingly wild or savage?

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

5. How does the princess signal to the courtier in the arena?

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