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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the arena described as a method of justice in Part 3?
(a) "Irrational method."
(b) "Civilized method."
(c) "Semi-barbaric method."
(d) "Logical and fair method."

2. What does the narrator remark regarding the unpredictability of the trials at the arena?
(a) It "lent an interest to the occasion which it could not otherwise have attained."
(b) It "gave the spectators a sense of tension and fear, and always reminded them to stay in line."
(c) It "brought forth tears of excess for the populace."
(d) It "gave an apprehension to the audience and a lack of interest."

3. What word from the narrative refers to an established law or custom?
(a) Proscenium.
(b) Dictation.
(c) Coronation.
(d) Institution.

4. How is the princess's soul described at the arena in Part 4?
(a) "Majestic and cruel."
(b) "Sullen and incooperative."
(c) "Wary and disdainful."
(d) "Intense and fervid."

5. What happens if the criminal on trial opens the door that leads to "a reward of his innocence"?
(a) He is immediately wed.
(b) He is crowned king.
(c) He is given a dukedom.
(d) He is immediately killed.

6. How does the narrator described "the masses" during the trials at the arena?
(a) They "were aghast and horrified."
(b) They "were entertained and pleased."
(c) They "were fearful and agitated."
(d) They "were on the edges of their seats."

7. How does the narrator describe the fairness of the arena in Part 3?
(a) "Its fairness, or lack thereof, was cautionary."
(b) "Its fairness was much disputed."
(c) "It was as fair as the guillotine."
(d) "Its perfect fairness is obvious."

8. The narrator says in the conclusion of Part 3, "Did not the accused person have" what?
(a) "A fair and impartial jury?"
(b) "The whole matter in his own hands?"
(c) "An ability to appeal his fate?"
(d) "A system of logic at play in the affair?"

9. What word from Part 4 of the story means domineering, dictatorial, or overbearing?
(a) Secular.
(b) Allegorical.
(c) Imperious.
(d) Metaphorical.

10. Where in relation to the door that reveals the accused does the king sit in the arena?
(a) Below the door.
(b) Across from the door.
(c) Above the door.
(d) Behind the door.

11. What word in the story refers to a nuptial ode?
(a) Aria.
(b) Proscenium.
(c) Cantata.
(d) Epithalamium.

12. What do the dancing maidens enter the arena with if the criminal is proven innocent?
(a) Babies and sheep.
(b) Crowns.
(c) Kittens.
(d) Golden horns.

13. How does the narrator describe the location of the tiger in the arena?
(a) "The tiger was always located behind the left door, but the criminal wouldn't know that."
(b) "The tiger was always waiting behind the red door."
(c) "The tiger was always located behind the door that was chosen."
(d) "On some occasions the tiger came out of one door, and on some out of the other."

14. What does the word "subordinate" mean in the narrative?
(a) Inferior or secondary.
(b) Ordinary or plain.
(c) Painful.
(d) Exemplary.

15. What word from Part 4 of the story refers to having a sense of the beautiful?
(a) Arbitrary.
(b) Mundane.
(c) Culinary.
(d) Aesthetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the princess use in order to obtain certain secrets, according to the narrator in Part 4?

2. What word from the story refers to the predetermined course of events?

3. How is the princess's lover described in Part 4 of the story?

4. What word from the narrative refers to singers in a choir?

5. What word from Part 4 of the story refers to a formal and authoritative order?

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