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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 4 of the story, "This semi-barbaric king had a daughter as blooming as" what?
(a) "His wife."
(b) "His most sanguine memories."
(c) "His most florid fancies."
(d) "A dozen roses."

2. How are the bells described if the criminal is found innocent in the arena?
(a) "Mournful bells."
(b) "Heavy metal bells."
(c) "Grey, sullen bells."
(d) "Gay brass bells."

3. How does the narrator describe the fate of the accused person if he found himself innocent in the arena?
(a) "He was rewarded on the spot, whether he liked it or not."
(b) "He was crowned on the spot and sent to live in the north."
(c) "He was exiled and told never to return."
(d) "He was given a dukedom and several villagers to work for him."

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

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

6. How is the princess's lover described in Part 4 of the story?
(a) "He was meritless save for his capacity of mind."
(b) "He was handsome and brave to a degree unsurpassed in all this kingdom."
(c) "He was domineering and regal and above the king's station."
(d) "He was short and muscular, and intelligent to a degree unsurpassed in all this kingdom."

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

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

9. What does the courtier do upon entering the arena in Part 4 of the story?
(a) He bows to the jury.
(b) He bows to the judge.
(c) He bows to the king.
(d) He beats on the door.

10. 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."

11. For how long does the princess's love affair with the courtier last before the king finds out?
(a) Many years.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Many months.
(d) One month.

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

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

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

15. Of the citizenry, the narrator says in Part 3, "they never knew whether they were to witness a bloody slaughter or" what?
(a) "A hilarious wedding."
(b) "A solemn affair."
(c) "A joyful departure."
(d) "A crowning of greatness."

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in Part 4 of the narrative, "Never before had such a case occurred; never before had a subject dared to" do what?

2. What part of the plot structure of the story is found in Part 3?

3. How does the narrator describe the feelings of the king's subjects in regard to the trials at the arena?

4. What does the word "moiety" from the narrative mean?

5. Of the king's viewpoint in Part 4, the narrator says, "No matter how the affair turned out, the youth would be" what?

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