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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What style does "The Lady, or the Tiger?" mimic?
(a) That of a fairy tale.
(b) That of a horror story.
(c) That of a Greek mythological tale.
(d) That of a Biblical tale.

3. Where are the hired mourners located in the amphitheater when an accused person faces trial?
(a) In the galleries.
(b) Next to the king.
(c) Behind the king.
(d) At the outer rim of the arena.

4. What pleases the king the most, according to the narrative in the beginning of the story?
(a) "To uphold justice by the methods delivered him by the great gods."
(b) "To incur upon his community a sense of love, peace, and justice."
(c) "To remind his citizens of his warmth and generosity."
(d) "To make the crooked straight and crush down uneven places."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What prevents the sounds of "noise or suggestion" behind the doors in the arena?

3. What word from the narrative means certain to happen or a situation that is unavoidable?

4. How is the arena defined in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

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

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