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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When are criminals brought to the king's amphitheater, according to the narrator in Part 2?
(a) "When a subject was accused of a crime that involved murder or theft."
(b) "When a subject was accused of a crime of sufficient importance to interest the king."
(c) "When a subject was accused of a crime that involved the royal court."
(d) "When a subject was accused of a crime that involved the neighboring kingdoms."

2. How is the king's demeanor described when "some of his orbs got out of their orbits" in the beginning of the story?
(a) "Blander and more genial."
(b) "Flustered and anxious."
(c) "Obtuse and angry."
(d) "Controlling and dominant."

3. Who gives the signal for the condemned to step into the arena?
(a) The king.
(b) The princess.
(c) The jester.
(d) The judge.

4. What word from the narrative means menacingly wild or savage?
(a) Sullen.
(b) Morose.
(c) Fierce.
(d) Morbid.

5. How are the doors that the criminal must choose from described in the narrative?
(a) Blue and red.
(b) Round and square.
(c) Exactly alike.
(d) White and black.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what genre is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" associated?

2. How would you describe the setting of "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

3. How would you describe the language in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

4. Of the criminal facing trial in the arena, the narrator says that he is subject to no guidance "but that of the aforementioned" what?

5. What literary word refers to a typical example of a certain person or thing, such as the characters in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" like a fairy tale?

2. What does the tiger represent symbolically in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

3. What theme is introduced in Part 2 of the narrative?

4. For what purposes does the narrator say the king's arena was NOT built in Part 2?

5. What is the basis of justice in the king's arena?

6. How would you describe the language style of "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

7. Where are the attendees of the tribunals at the king's arena located within the amphitheater?

8. How is the structure of the king's arena described in Part 2 of the story?

9. When are the accused brought to the king's arena for judgment, according to the narrator in Part 2?

10. Upon what historial structure(s) is the king's arena based?

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