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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 means to seek ambitiously?
(a) Depend.
(b) Gravitate.
(c) Evolve.
(d) Aspire.
2. The narrator says in Part 4 of the story, "This semi-barbaric king had a daughter as blooming as" what?
(a) "A dozen roses."
(b) "His wife."
(c) "His most sanguine memories."
(d) "His most florid fancies."
3. Of the princess, the narrator says in Part 4 that "she had done what no other person had done." What did the princess do?
(a) "She had chosen to appeal the king's orders."
(b) "She had possessed herself of the secret of the doors."
(c) "She had sworn herself to exile from the kingdom forevermore."
(d) "She had taken a vow of honor before the king."
4. What does the word "determinate" mean in the narrative?
(a) Foreshadowed.
(b) Uneasy.
(c) Evolved.
(d) Conclusive.
5. How do the masses respond to the appearance of the courtier in the arena in Part 4 of the story?
(a) "His appearance was greeted with fear and trepidation."
(b) "His appearance was greeted with murmurs of disapproval."
(c) "His appearance was greeted with cheers and screams."
(d) "His appearance was greeted with a low hum of admiration and anxiety."
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the narrator describe the feelings of the king's subjects in regard to the trials at the arena?
2. How does the narrator describe the fairness of the arena in Part 3?
3. What does the narrator remark regarding the unpredictability of the trials at the arena?
4. How does the narrator describe the fate of the accused person if he found himself innocent in the arena?
5. What prevents the sounds of "noise or suggestion" behind the doors in the arena?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the word "fairness" as it is applied in the story. What does this word mean in the narrative?
2. How is the princess's lover described when his character is introduced in Part 4?
3. What theme is predominant in Part 4 of the story?
4. What does the priest in the story represent symbolically?
5. What secrets had the princess uncovered prior to the courtier's trial at the arena?
6. How is the ceremony described if the hypothetical accused man should open the door proving his innocence?
7. What signal does the princess give to the courtier in the arena?
8. What are the positive aspects of the king's decision to put the courtier to trial?
9. How do the king's subjects feel about the system enacted at the king's arena?
10. How would you compare the tribunals in the king's arena to those in Ancient Rome?
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