The Lady or The tiger

How were trials conducted in this barbarian kingdom?

• The accused had to put his hand in boiling water

• The accused had to spend a night in a tiger den

• The accused picked 1 of 2 doors, and either a lady or a tiger came out

• The accused had to pray to the mother goddess to save him, and she pacified the tiger, he was innocent

Why did the people believe the trials were fair?

• Because everyone always had a 50/50 chance of survival

• Because they believed the mother goddess would help the innocent

• Because they knew the tiger was well-fed and unlikely to eat anyone

• Most people did not think it was fair.

What is unusual about the courtier's trial?

• Everyone already knows he had an affair with the princess, so the trial will determine if it was a crime to love her

• Everyone is uncertain if he is guilty or not so they want to see the tiger's verdict

• Everyone hates the courtier because he is rude and stuck up, so they want to see him die.

What came out of the door in the story?

• The Lady

• The TIger

• The author ends the story without specifically stating what came out

In your opinion, did the princess tell the knight to open the door to the lady or the tiger?

• Tiger

• Lady

What was the knight's crime?

• He did nothing wrong

• He was being romantic with the king's daughter

• He took some gold from the castle

• The king's favorite horse died and he thinks the knight mistreated it

How many children did the king have?

• Just one daughter

• too many to count by his many wives

• none

• one boy one girl

What words describe the princess's personality?

• gentle and kind

• quiet and studious

• spoiled and bad-tempered

• slow and boring

What lady did the king choose to put behind the door?

• An ugly old woman

• A beautiful lady whom the princess was jealous of

• the princess's pretty best friend

• a total stranger the knight & princess had not met before

Who discovered the secret (which door had the lady and which had the tiger) and how?

• The knight snuck behind the arena

• The princess paid someone to tell her

• no one because it is impossible