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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the courtier know immediately when he meets eyes with the princess in the arena?
(a) That she is willing to die for him.
(b) That she knows which door contains the tiger and which contains the lady.
(c) That she will exile herself and wait for him in another kingdom.
(d) That she has gone through with her plan to kill her father.

2. From what perspective is the narrative related in the beginning of the story?
(a) First person omniscient.
(b) Third person.
(c) Second person.
(d) First person.

3. What does the word "subordinate" mean in the narrative?
(a) Inferior or secondary.
(b) Painful.
(c) Ordinary or plain.
(d) Exemplary.

4. From where does the priest emerge if the criminal is found innocent in the arena?
(a) From the galleries.
(b) From a door behind the king.
(c) From a door before the king.
(d) From above the criminal.

5. How is the princess's soul described at the arena in Part 4?
(a) "Intense and fervid."
(b) "Majestic and cruel."
(c) "Sullen and incooperative."
(d) "Wary and disdainful."

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in Part 4 of the narrative, "Never before had such a case occurred; never before had a subject dared to" do what?

2. How is the arena described as a method of justice in Part 3?

3. What prevents the sounds of "noise or suggestion" behind the doors in the arena?

4. What word from the narrative means fair and just?

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

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