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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 above the criminal.
(d) From a door before the king.

2. What word from Part 3 of the story refers to the act of bringing into use or operation?
(a) Administering.
(b) Discouraging.
(c) Evolving.
(d) Enlisting.

3. What is described behind one of the doors in Part 2 of the narrative?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A jester.
(c) A judge.
(d) The king.

4. What word from the narrative means ordinary or undistinguished?
(a) Devolved.
(b) Coronary.
(c) Commonplace.
(d) Responsible.

5. How are the king's "subjects refined and cultured," according to the narrator?
(a) "By displays of musical talent and performance."
(b) "By a panel of judges chosen from the populace."
(c) "By a determination of the logic of the crime."
(d) "By exhibitions of manly and beastly valor."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "fervent" mean in the narrative?

2. What is the king said to be greatly given to in the beginning of the story?

3. Where in the amphitheater does the king sit for the trials of criminals?

4. From what perspective is the narrative related in the beginning of the story?

5. What does the word "semified" from the narrative mean?

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