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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 story refers to the assembling or people?
(a) Throng.
(b) Embarkment.
(c) Endurance.
(d) Dedication.

2. What word from the story means to go before something else?
(a) Precede.
(b) Induce.
(c) Perform.
(d) Deduce.

3. What word from the narrative means intense devotion or enthusiasm?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Degradation.
(c) Derision.
(d) Ardor.

4. What does the word "determinate" mean in the narrative?
(a) Evolved.
(b) Conclusive.
(c) Foreshadowed.
(d) Uneasy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says of the courtier in Part 4 that "his quick and anxious glance asked the question." What question does he ask with his glance?

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

3. What prevents the sounds of "noise or suggestion" behind the doors in the arena?

4. How does the princess signal to the courtier in the arena?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the priest in the story represent symbolically?

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

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

4. How do the king's subjects feel about the system enacted at the king's arena?

5. How does the narrator describe the king's method of administering justice in Part 3?

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

7. What is the crime that the courtier is charged with?

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

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

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

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