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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What word from the narrative means intense devotion or enthusiasm?
(a) Ardor.
(b) Evolution.
(c) Degradation.
(d) Derision.

3. What does the word "suitable" mean in the narrative?
(a) Unmatched.
(b) Irregular.
(c) Ordinary or plain.
(d) Appropriate or fitting.

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

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

6. 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 "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 "lent an interest to the occasion which it could not otherwise have attained."

7. 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 fear and trepidation."
(b) "His appearance was greeted with a low hum of admiration and anxiety."
(c) "His appearance was greeted with cheers and screams."
(d) "His appearance was greeted with murmurs of disapproval."

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

9. What word from Part 3 of the story refers to the act of bringing into use or operation?
(a) Discouraging.
(b) Enlisting.
(c) Evolving.
(d) Administering.

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

11. How does the narrator describe the king's feelings about his daughter in Part 4?
(a) "She was an annoyance to him."
(b) "She was the bane of his existence."
(c) "She was his greatest worry."
(d) "She was the apple of his eye."

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

13. The narrator says in Part 3 that "the thinking part of the community could bring no charge of" what?
(a) "Unfairness against the plan."
(b) "Incorrigibility to the institution."
(c) "Justice in the institution."
(d) "Retribution in the king's trials."

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

15. Where in relation to the twin doors does the king sit in the arena?
(a) Behind the doors.
(b) Below the doors.
(c) Across from the doors.
(d) Above the doors.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the courtier's appearance described when he appears in the arena in Part 4?

2. The narrator says what of "the judgments of the king's arena" in Part 3?

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

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

5. What does the courtier know immediately when he meets eyes with the princess in the arena?

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