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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 word "fervent" mean in the narrative?
(a) Secular.
(b) Dismal or barren.
(c) Burning or ardent.
(d) Decayed.
2. What does the narrator remark regarding the unpredictability of the trials at the arena?
(a) It "gave the spectators a sense of tension and fear, and always reminded them to stay in line."
(b) It "gave an apprehension to the audience and a lack of interest."
(c) It "brought forth tears of excess for the populace."
(d) It "lent an interest to the occasion which it could not otherwise have attained."
3. Which door does the princess signal the courtier to in the arena?
(a) The middle door.
(b) The upper door.
(c) The left door.
(d) The right door.
4. 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 popular among the citizens.
(c) It was reviled among the citizens.
(d) It was looked down upon by the citizens.
5. What does the narrator say regarding the situation if a criminal was proven innocent in the arena and happened to have a wife and family?
(a) "The family would be relocated."
(b) "It was taken into consideration."
(c) "They'd be given gold."
(d) "It mattered not."
Short Answer Questions
1. What word from the narrative refers to singers in a choir?
2. Of the king's viewpoint in Part 4, the narrator says, "No matter how the affair turned out, the youth would be" what?
3. What does the courtier do upon entering the arena in Part 4 of the story?
4. How does the narrator described "the masses" during the trials at the arena?
5. What word from the narrative means ordinary or undistinguished?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the positive aspects of the king's decision to put the courtier to trial?
2. What theme is predominant in Part 4 of the story?
3. How is the ceremony described if the hypothetical accused man should open the door proving his innocence?
4. How does irony apply to the trial of the courtier in the king's arena?
5. How does the narrator "set the scene" on the day of the courtier's trial?
6. What signal does the princess give to the courtier in the arena?
7. What does the lady behind the door symbolize in the story?
8. What does the narrator mean by saying that the decisions of the king's tribunal "were positively determinate"?
9. How is the unpredictability of the arena described in Part 3 of the narrative?
10. How would you compare the king's tribunal with our contemporary justice system?
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