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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. What does the word "idealism" refer to in the narrative?
(a) The belief in God.
(b) The belief in government.
(c) The study of governance.
(d) The pursuit of high or noble principles.

2. The king's vast amphitheater is described in Part 2 as "an agent of" what?
(a) "Evolution."
(b) "Change."
(c) "Poetic justice."
(d) "Cruel fate."

3. What word from the narrative means to bring out or to obtain by special means?
(a) Constrain.
(b) Compose.
(c) Procure.
(d) Endure.

4. With what genre is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" associated?
(a) Nonfiction.
(b) Science fiction.
(c) Horror.
(d) Allegory.

5. What does the word "untrammelled" from the story mean?
(a) Unrestrained.
(b) Wary.
(c) Popular.
(d) Intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary term refers to the background information provided by the author in the beginning of the story?

2. How does the narrator describe the audience in the case where a criminal is killed in the arena?

3. How is the king's demeanor described when "every member of his domestic and political systems moved smoothly in its appointed course"?

4. What style does "The Lady, or the Tiger?" mimic?

5. What word from the narrative means fair and just?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the narrative in the beginning of the story related?

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

4. How was Frank R. Stockton regarded as an author when "The Lady, or the Tiger?" was published?

5. What is described in the hypothetical scenario where the accused man opens the first door in Part 2?

6. When and where is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" set?

7. How can the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites be seen in Stockton's work?

8. How is "barbarism" defined in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

9. How does the king respond when things go his way or do not, according to the narrator in Part 1?

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

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