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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the princess, the narrator says in Part 4 that "she had done what no other person had done." What did the princess do?
(a) "She had taken a vow of honor before the king."
(b) "She had sworn herself to exile from the kingdom forevermore."
(c) "She had chosen to appeal the king's orders."
(d) "She had possessed herself of the secret of the doors."

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

3. What word from the story refers to doubt or unpredictability?
(a) Viscosity.
(b) Incorrigible.
(c) Uncertainty.
(d) Luminosity.

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

5. The narrator says what of "the judgments of the king's arena" in Part 3?
(a) "There was logic to."
(b) "There was always the ability to appeal."
(c) "There was no escape."
(d) "There was glory in."

6. What does the narrator say regarding the situation if a criminal was proven innocent in the arena and happened to have a wife and family?
(a) "It mattered not."
(b) "It was taken into consideration."
(c) "They'd be given gold."
(d) "The family would be relocated."

7. How does the princess signal to the courtier in the arena?
(a) By blinking.
(b) By tilting her head.
(c) With her right hand.
(d) With her left hand.

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

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

10. What word in the text refers to the act of performing of a ceremony?
(a) Oration.
(b) Solemnize.
(c) Recitative.
(d) Aria.

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

12. What does the courtier know immediately when he meets eyes with the princess in the arena?
(a) That she has gone through with her plan to kill her father.
(b) That she will exile herself and wait for him in another kingdom.
(c) That she is willing to die for him.
(d) That she knows which door contains the tiger and which contains the lady.

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

14. 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."

15. 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) "On some occasions the tiger came out of one door, and on some out of the other."
(c) "The tiger was always waiting behind the red door."
(d) "The tiger was always located behind the door that was chosen."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads the criminal to his new home after the ceremony if he is proven innocent in the arena?

2. What word from the narrative refers to an established law or custom?

3. What does the courtier do upon entering the arena in Part 4 of the story?

4. Where in relation to the twin doors does the king sit in the arena?

5. What door does the courtier go to open in the end of Part 4?

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