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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What word from the narrative refers to an epic poem or an instrumental composition?
(a) Rhapsody.
(b) Delineation.
(c) Apostasy.
(d) Metaphor.
2. 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) "Wed to his daughter."
(d) "A part of the court."
3. What does the word "hitch" mean in the narrative?
(a) A public stage.
(b) A state of worry.
(c) An obstacle or setback.
(d) A constable.
4. Where was "The Lady, or the Tiger?" first published?
(a) Reader's Digest.
(b) The Century magazine.
(c) Time magazine.
(d) The New Yorker magazine.
5. What does the narrator remark regarding the unpredictability of the trials at the arena?
(a) It "brought forth tears of excess for the populace."
(b) It "gave an apprehension to the audience and a lack of interest."
(c) It "lent an interest to the occasion which it could not otherwise have attained."
(d) It "gave the spectators a sense of tension and fear, and always reminded them to stay in line."
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the narrator describe the king in Part 2?
2. What word from the narrative refers to a tissue inserted into another tissue?
3. From what perspective is the narrative related in the beginning of the story?
4. How is the king's demeanor described when "some of his orbs got out of their orbits" in the beginning of the story?
5. What is described as waiting behind a second door in Part 3 of the story?
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