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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Part 4 of the story refers to a formal and authoritative order?
(a) Proscenium.
(b) Aria.
(c) Decree.
(d) Cantata.

2. What prevents the sounds of "noise or suggestion" behind the doors in the arena?
(a) The murmering of the masses.
(b) Walls of heavy steel.
(c) Walls of wood.
(d) Heavily curtained skins.

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

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

5. How do the masses respond to the appearance of the courtier in the arena in Part 4 of the story?
(a) "His appearance was greeted with murmurs of disapproval."
(b) "His appearance was greeted with cheers and screams."
(c) "His appearance was greeted with fear and trepidation."
(d) "His appearance was greeted with a low hum of admiration and anxiety."

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

7. What word from the story refers to the predetermined course of events?
(a) Fortitude.
(b) Destiny.
(c) Culpability.
(d) Derision.

8. Of the king's viewpoint in Part 4, the narrator says, "No matter how the affair turned out, the youth would be" what?
(a) "Wed to his daughter."
(b) "Disposed of."
(c) "Adorned with riches."
(d) "A part of the court."

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

10. 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 crowning of greatness."
(c) "A joyful departure."
(d) "A solemn affair."

11. What word from the narrative refers to singers in a choir?
(a) Choristers.
(b) Jesters.
(c) Percussionists.
(d) Maidens.

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

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

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

15. 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) "The family would be relocated."
(b) "They'd be given gold."
(c) "It mattered not."
(d) "It was taken into consideration."

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Part 4 of the story, "This semi-barbaric king had a daughter as blooming as" what?

2. What do the dancing maidens enter the arena with if the criminal is proven innocent?

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

4. Where does the princess sit in relation to her father in the arena in Part 4 of the story?

5. How is the princess's soul described at the arena in Part 4?

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