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Lady or the Tiger

Authored by Pat Quinn

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

Lady or the Tiger
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the king enjoy doing in the arena?

holding all the kingdom's weddings

seeing gladiators fight battles

punishing people guilty of crimes

watching wild animals hunt

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The king believes that marrying the lady behind the door is

a just punishment for anyone

the only way to stop criminals

a reward for innocence

the way to reveal a criminal

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What has the princess made sure to discover?

the reason for the king's anger at her lover

whether the audience wants to see the man die

the door behind which the tiger is waiting

whether the lady behind the door loves the man

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Choose the sentence that best explains the main idea of the following excerpt. "...never before had a subject dared to love the daughter of a king. in after-years such things became commonplace enough, but then they were, in no slight degree, novel and startling."

People gossiped about the king's startling response to his daughter's relationship.

The love between the princess and a common man is interesting to everyone.

The people talked about the princess's love for the man for many years.

People look at the relationship as similar to a romance novel.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The king believes that the events in the arena are a way for his people to

enjoy athletic contests

exact their revenge on their friends

release frustrated energies

sharpen their minds

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the king do that shows that he thinks about each accused man's life?

allows the accused man to choose his own fate

commands his men to find the fiercest tiger

requests his people to attend the event

finds a lady of the correct age and station

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the author's tone toward the king's ideas in this excerpt? "....the accused person was instantly punished if he found himself guilty; and, if innocent, he was rewarded on the spot, whether he liked it or not."

critical of what the king does to the accused

angry at the king's idea of a crime

glad the accused person's chance

amused by the reward of the innocent

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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