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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) "Love the daughter of the king."
(b) "Betray the kingdom for another."
(c) "Commit so terrorist of an act."
(d) "Murder the royal court."

2. 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) "A part of the court."
(c) "Adorned with riches."
(d) "Disposed of."

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

4. What word from the story means to go before something else?
(a) Induce.
(b) Perform.
(c) Precede.
(d) Deduce.

5. What is described as waiting behind a second door in Part 3 of the story?
(a) A lady.
(b) A sword.
(c) A throne.
(d) A dagger.

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

7. How is the arena described as a method of justice in Part 3?
(a) "Civilized method."
(b) "Semi-barbaric method."
(c) "Irrational method."
(d) "Logical and fair method."

8. Who surveys the kingdom for "maiden youth and beauty" in Part 4 of the story?
(a) "Competent judges."
(b) "The prince."
(c) "The king himself."
(d) "The princess."

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

10. 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) Which door?
(b) Will I be freed?
(c) Do you love me?
(d) Did you kill him?

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is revealed about the princess's nature in Part 4 of the narrative as she sits in the arena?

2. What determines a criminal's innocence or guilt in the arena?

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

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

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

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