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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the king's demeanor described when "every member of his domestic and political systems moved smoothly in its appointed course"?
(a) "Reactionary."
(b) "Quiet and sullen."
(c) "Angry and disposed."
(d) "Bland and genial."

2. The narrator says in the conclusion of Part 3, "Did not the accused person have" what?
(a) "An ability to appeal his fate?"
(b) "The whole matter in his own hands?"
(c) "A system of logic at play in the affair?"
(d) "A fair and impartial jury?"

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

4. What word from the story refers to the predetermined course of events?
(a) Destiny.
(b) Fortitude.
(c) Derision.
(d) Culpability.

5. What does the word "idealism" refer to in the narrative?
(a) The pursuit of high or noble principles.
(b) The belief in God.
(c) The study of governance.
(d) The belief in government.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would you describe the king's method of governing?

2. The narrator says what of "the judgments of the king's arena" in Part 3?

3. How does the narrator describe the audience in the case where a criminal is killed in the arena?

4. What does the courtier do upon entering the arena in Part 4 of the story?

5. The king's vast amphitheater is described in Part 2 as "an agent of" what?

(see the answer key)

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