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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says in Part 2 of the story that the king's arena was built "for purposes far better adapted to widen and develop" what?
(a) "The immigration of the people."
(b) "The logic and justice of the people."
(c) "The talents of the people."
(d) "The mental energies of the people."

2. What literary term refers to the background information provided by the author in the beginning of the story?
(a) Denouement.
(b) Rising action.
(c) Climax.
(d) Exposition.

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

4. What literary word refers to a typical example of a certain person or thing, such as the characters in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
(a) Proscenium.
(b) Archetype.
(c) Parable.
(d) Antagonist.

5. What word from the beginning of the novel means uninhibitedly enthusiastic?
(a) Detrimental.
(b) Dynamic.
(c) Exuberant.
(d) Metaphorical.

6. How many doors does the criminal face across from him in the arena?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

7. 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."

8. Of the king, the narrator says in Part 2 that he "knew no tradition to which he owed more allegiance than" what?
(a) "Involved his family."
(b) "Pleased his fancy."
(c) "The laws of God."
(d) "That of the guillotine."

9. What children's magazine was Frank R. Stockton editor of?
(a) St. Nicholas.
(b) The Riverside Magazine.
(c) Hearth and Home.
(d) Time magazine.

10. What word from the narrative refers to a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most?
(a) Demonstration.
(b) Propriety.
(c) Apostate.
(d) Privilege.

11. What word from the narrative refers to the capacity of persons or things to be a compelling force on the behavior or opinions of others?
(a) Apostate.
(b) Influence.
(c) Courage.
(d) Benediction.

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

13. How would you describe the language in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
(a) Flowery.
(b) Contemporary.
(c) Stark.
(d) Factual.

14. Where was "The Lady, or the Tiger?" first published?
(a) The New Yorker magazine.
(b) Reader's Digest.
(c) The Century magazine.
(d) Time magazine.

15. What artistic movement influenced Frank R. Stockton and other authors during his time period?
(a) The Modernists.
(b) The Pre-Raphaelites.
(c) The Cubists.
(d) The Dadaists.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the word "florid" from the narrative defined?

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

3. What word from the short story means uncivilized or primitive?

4. How are the distant neighbors described that helped to polish the king's ideas?

5. How does the narrator describe the audience in the case where a criminal is killed in the arena?

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