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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) "Quiet and sullen."
(b) "Bland and genial."
(c) "Reactionary."
(d) "Angry and disposed."

2. What does the courtier do upon entering the arena in Part 4 of the story?
(a) He bows to the king.
(b) He bows to the judge.
(c) He beats on the door.
(d) He bows to the jury.

3. What word from the narrative means intense devotion or enthusiasm?
(a) Degradation.
(b) Evolution.
(c) Derision.
(d) Ardor.

4. What is the duty of the person on trial one they enter the arena?
(a) To choose a door and open it.
(b) To prove one's innocence through logic.
(c) To perform a musical display.
(d) To beg for mercy from the court.

5. How does the narrator describe the king in Part 2?
(a) "A jester of a king."
(b) "Every wizard a king."
(c) "Very much a liberal king."
(d) "Every barleycorn a king."

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the courtier immediately after the king discovers the love affair?

2. The narrator says in Part 3 that "the thinking part of the community could bring no charge of" what?

3. What does the narrator remark regarding the unpredictability of the trials at the arena?

4. What do the hired mourners do if the criminal on trial is killed?

5. How are the bells described if the criminal is found innocent in the arena?

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