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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 described in the beginning of the story?
(a) "Intellectual and scientific."
(b) "Semi-barbaric."
(c) "Logical but obtuse."
(d) "Cultured and charismatic."

2. What does the word "suitable" mean in the narrative?
(a) Unmatched.
(b) Ordinary or plain.
(c) Appropriate or fitting.
(d) Irregular.

3. What word from the story refers to the assembling or people?
(a) Throng.
(b) Endurance.
(c) Embarkment.
(d) Dedication.

4. What does the word "incorruptible" from the story mean?
(a) Allegorical.
(b) Everlasting.
(c) Stringent.
(d) Metaphorical.

5. What word from Part 4 of the story means domineering, dictatorial, or overbearing?
(a) Metaphorical.
(b) Secular.
(c) Imperious.
(d) Allegorical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives the signal for the condemned to step into the arena?

2. 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?

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

4. For how long does the princess's love affair with the courtier last before the king finds out?

5. How did author Frank R. Stockton support himself before his work as an author?

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