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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. How does the narrator describe the feelings of the king's subjects in regard to the trials at the arena?
(a) It was dreaded among the citizens.
(b) It was reviled among the citizens.
(c) It was looked down upon by the citizens.
(d) It was popular among the citizens.

2. What word from the story refers to a requital according to merits or deserts?
(a) Regulation.
(b) Retribution.
(c) Compehension.
(d) Evolution.

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

4. How are the bells described if the criminal is found innocent in the arena?
(a) "Grey, sullen bells."
(b) "Mournful bells."
(c) "Gay brass bells."
(d) "Heavy metal bells."

5. Of the king's viewpoint in Part 4, the narrator says, "No matter how the affair turned out, the youth would be" what?
(a) "Disposed of."
(b) "A part of the court."
(c) "Adorned with riches."
(d) "Wed to his daughter."

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Part 4 of the story means domineering, dictatorial, or overbearing?

2. What word from the story means to go before something else?

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

4. What does the word "moiety" from the narrative mean?

5. What theme is explored in Part 3 of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secrets had the princess uncovered prior to the courtier's trial at the arena?

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

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

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

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

6. Discuss the word "fairness" as it is applied in the story. What does this word mean in the narrative?

7. How is the ceremony described if the hypothetical accused man should open the door proving his innocence?

8. What theme is predominant in Part 4 of the story?

9. How does irony apply to the trial of the courtier in the king's arena?

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

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