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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who leads the criminal to his new home after the ceremony if he is proven innocent in the arena?
(a) The king and his court.
(b) The priest.
(c) The princess.
(d) Children with flowers.

2. The narrator says of the courtier in Part 4 that "his quick and anxious glance asked the question." What question does he ask with his glance?
(a) Did you kill him?
(b) Which door?
(c) Do you love me?
(d) Will I be freed?

3. 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 "gave an apprehension to the audience and a lack of interest."
(d) It "brought forth tears of excess for the populace."

4. Which door does the princess signal the courtier to in the arena?
(a) The upper door.
(b) The right door.
(c) The left door.
(d) The middle door.

5. What happens to the courtier immediately after the king discovers the love affair?
(a) He is exiled.
(b) He is executed.
(c) He is placed before a jury.
(d) He is cast into prison.

6. What word from the narrative means to come into opposition?
(a) Absorb.
(b) Interfere.
(c) Propel.
(d) Regulate.

7. What word from the story refers to a court of justice?
(a) Recitative.
(b) Tribunal.
(c) Aria.
(d) Proscenium.

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

9. From where does the priest emerge if the criminal is found innocent in the arena?
(a) From the galleries.
(b) From above the criminal.
(c) From a door behind the king.
(d) From a door before the king.

10. How does the princess feel about the lady of the court that awaits the courtier behind one door in the arena?
(a) She hates her.
(b) She loves her.
(c) She does not know her.
(d) She worships her.

11. How is the courtier's appearance described when he appears in the arena in Part 4?
(a) "Tall, beautiful, fair."
(b) "Impertinent and sallow."
(c) "Short, muscular, solid."
(d) "Basic and cruel."

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

13. Where does the princess sit in relation to her father in the arena in Part 4 of the story?
(a) To the left of her father.
(b) Across from her father.
(c) Above her father.
(d) To the right of her father.

14. What door does the courtier go to open in the end of Part 4?
(a) The right door.
(b) The left door.
(c) The upper door.
(d) The middle door.

15. What does the word "moiety" from the narrative mean?
(a) A wish.
(b) A portion.
(c) Generosity.
(d) Stability.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the story means to seek ambitiously?

2. What word from the story refers to doubt or unpredictability?

3. What word in the text refers to the act of performing of a ceremony?

4. The narrator says in the conclusion of Part 3, "Did not the accused person have" what?

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

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