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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the audience in the case where a criminal is killed in the arena?
(a) "With bowed heads and downcast hearts."
(b) "With poetic songs of freedom."
(c) "With merry laughter and dancing."
(d) "With rapturous cries of justice."

2. Where in relation to the door that reveals the accused does the king sit in the arena?
(a) Below the door.
(b) Across from the door.
(c) Above the door.
(d) Behind the door.

3. The narrator says in Part 2 of the story that the king's arena was built "for purposes far better adapted to widen and develop" what?
(a) "The logic and justice of the people."
(b) "The immigration of the people."
(c) "The mental energies of the people."
(d) "The talents of the people."

4. What children's magazine was Frank R. Stockton editor of?
(a) Time magazine.
(b) Hearth and Home.
(c) St. Nicholas.
(d) The Riverside Magazine.

5. How is the courtier's appearance described when he appears in the arena in Part 4?
(a) "Tall, beautiful, fair."
(b) "Impertinent and sallow."
(c) "Basic and cruel."
(d) "Short, muscular, solid."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What term is used in the narrative to describe a person who engaged in fights in a public arena?

3. How many doors does the criminal face across from him in the arena?

4. What did the princess use in order to obtain certain secrets, according to the narrator in Part 4?

5. 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?

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