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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the king's viewpoint in Part 4, the narrator says, "No matter how the affair turned out, the youth would be" what?
(a) "Disposed of."
(b) "Adorned with riches."
(c) "A part of the court."
(d) "Wed to his daughter."

2. How many doors does the criminal face across from him in the arena?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

3. In Part 4 of the story, the narrator describes the judgment of the masses regarding the courtier by saying, "Of course, everybody knew that the deed with which the accused was charged had" what?
(a) "Been set up."
(b) "Been done."
(c) "Not been done."
(d) "Been fabricated."

4. Where in the amphitheater does the king sit for the trials of criminals?
(a) In the galleries.
(b) On a throne on one side of the arena.
(c) In a glass cage overlooking the arena.
(d) In the arena itself.

5. What literary term refers to the background information provided by the author in the beginning of the story?
(a) Climax.
(b) Rising action.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Denouement.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says of the courtier in Part 4 that "his quick and anxious glance asked the question." What question does he ask with his glance?

2. Of the king, the narrator says in Part 2 that he "knew no tradition to which he owed more allegiance than" what?

3. What theme is introduced in Part 2 of the story?

4. What determines a criminal's innocence or guilt in the arena?

5. The narrator says in the conclusion of Part 3, "Did not the accused person have" what?

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