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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 word "florid" from the narrative defined?
(a) Negative.
(b) Cultured.
(c) Showy.
(d) Decayed.

2. Where in relation to the twin doors does the king sit in the arena?
(a) Behind the doors.
(b) Above the doors.
(c) Below the doors.
(d) Across from the doors.

3. What does "barbarism" in the narrative most closely reflect?
(a) Masochism.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Passion.
(d) Intelligence.

4. What word from the narrative means certain to happen or a situation that is unavoidable?
(a) Didier.
(b) Undetermined.
(c) Culpable.
(d) Inevitable.

5. What part of the plot structure of the story is found in Part 3?
(a) Falling action.
(b) Exposition.
(c) Climax.
(d) Denouement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pleases the king the most, according to the narrative in the beginning of the story?

2. How is the king's demeanor described when "every member of his domestic and political systems moved smoothly in its appointed course"?

3. Who surveys the kingdom for "maiden youth and beauty" in Part 4 of the story?

4. How are the vaults of the amphitheater described?

5. How does the narrator describe the location of the tiger in the arena?

(see the answer key)

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