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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 word from the narrative means ordinary or undistinguished?
(a) Responsible.
(b) Commonplace.
(c) Devolved.
(d) Coronary.

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

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

4. What are the two outcomes for the criminal depending on his choice of door in the arena?
(a) To be devoured or married.
(b) To be exiled or hung.
(c) To be knighted or killed.
(d) To be crowned or married.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the story refers to a requital according to merits or deserts?

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

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

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

5. Of the citizenry, the narrator says in Part 3, "they never knew whether they were to witness a bloody slaughter or" what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the princess's lover described when his character is introduced in Part 4?

2. What does the lady behind the door symbolize in the story?

3. What are the positive aspects of the king's decision to put the courtier to trial?

4. How does the narrator "set the scene" on the day of the courtier's trial?

5. How does the princess feel about the maiden that waits behind the arena door in the story?

6. What is described as standing behind the second door in the narrator's hypothetical trial in Part 3?

7. What does the narrator say in regards to if the accused man in the arena does not want his reward?

8. What preparations are made for the courtier's trial in Part 4?

9. How would you compare the tribunals in the king's arena to those in Ancient Rome?

10. How would you compare the king's tribunal with our contemporary justice system?

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