Lady or the Tiger Check

whose opinion does the king most value?

• his own

• the queen's

• his citizens'

• his Latin neighbors

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what is the purpose of the king's arena?

• to create entertainment through heroic battles

• to distribute absolute justice based on luck

• to randomly select criminals to punish

• to find a solution to religious conflict

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how are people proven guilty in the king's arena?

• they randomly choose the door with the tiger and are punished with death

• they argue their case and the king has members of his court vote

• the king decides by selecting a tiger to put in the arena

• the king assembles a trial with lawyers and a jury

how are people proven innocent in the king's arena?

• they pledge their loyalty to the king by leaving their families behind

• the king determines whether the crime harmed or hurt the kingdom

• the randomly choose the door with the lady and are rewarded with marriage

• the king speaks with their family and decides if they were worth being saved

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What makes the trial by arena "fair" in the king's eyes?

• the accused decide their own fate by choosing a door

• the judge cannot be held accountable if the accused is innocent

• the accused suffer either way, either by death or by humiliation

• the accused can decide if they are guilty by knowingly choosing their fate

What happens to the young man that loves the king's daughter?

• the king never finds out that his daughter has a secret love

• the king approves of the romance because he loves his daughter

• the young man and the daughter beg for forgiveness from their king

• the king finds out about their relationship and sends the young man to prison

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What choice does the youth face in the arena?

• death by tiger or marrying the princess

• death by tiger or armed combat with a gladiator

• death by tiger or marrying a random woman

• death by tiger or fighting the king for the princess's hand

What does the princess know?

• she knows which door hides the tiger and which hides the lady

• she knows her lover plans to fight her father to earn her love

• she knows that the man in the arena is an imposter

• she knows her father plans to set her lover free

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Which of the following best describes the princess's character?

• timid and shy

• strong and jealous

• bubble and dramatic

• unfeeling and power-hungry

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Why does the young man open the door on the right?

• he does not want to marry the princess

• he goes against the princess's wishes

• he is prepared to fight for his love

• he follows the princess's direction

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