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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 courtier know immediately when he meets eyes with the princess in the arena?
(a) That she has gone through with her plan to kill her father.
(b) That she will exile herself and wait for him in another kingdom.
(c) That she knows which door contains the tiger and which contains the lady.
(d) That she is willing to die for him.

2. What does the word "suitable" mean in the narrative?
(a) Unmatched.
(b) Irregular.
(c) Ordinary or plain.
(d) Appropriate or fitting.

3. What does the courtier do upon entering the arena in Part 4 of the story?
(a) He bows to the jury.
(b) He bows to the king.
(c) He beats on the door.
(d) He bows to the judge.

4. Of the citizenry, the narrator says in Part 3, "they never knew whether they were to witness a bloody slaughter or" what?
(a) "A crowning of greatness."
(b) "A joyful departure."
(c) "A hilarious wedding."
(d) "A solemn affair."

5. What happens to the courtier immediately after the king discovers the love affair?
(a) He is executed.
(b) He is cast into prison.
(c) He is placed before a jury.
(d) He is exiled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the story refers to doubt or unpredictability?

2. How does the narrator describe the fate of the accused person if he found himself innocent in the arena?

3. What does the word "subordinate" mean in the narrative?

4. Who surveys the kingdom for "maiden youth and beauty" in Part 4 of the story?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the king discovers his daughter's love affair?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How is the princess described when her character is introduced in Part 4 of the story?

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

9. What does the narrator mean by saying that the decisions of the king's tribunal "were positively determinate"?

10. What signal does the princess give to the courtier in the arena?

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