The Lady or the Tiger Worksheet

According to the text, what was the semi-barbaric king's greatest pleasure?

• Making the crooked straight and crushing down uneven places

• Turning his varied fancies into facts

• Refining the minds of his subjects

• Expanding his ideas based on the progressiveness of his distant Latin neighbors

What will an "innocent" person find behind the door?

• An executioner

• A tiger

• A bag of gold

• A lady

What is the internal conflict the princess faces?

• Whether to allow her lover to love someone else, or to send him to his death

• Whether to tell the lover which door to choose

• Whether to ask her father to pardon the lover

• Whether to replace the lady behind the door

What was behind the door, the Lady or the Tiger?

• The Lady

• The Tiger

How does the princess help the suspect, her lover?

• telling him which door conceals the tiger

• convincing her father to let him go

• gesturing towards the right door

• allowing him to marry the lady

What is the internal conflict the princess faces?

• Whether to allow her lover to love someone else, or to send him to his death

• Whether to tell the lover which door to choose

• Whether to ask her father to pardon the lover

• Whether to replace the lady behind the door

What is the primary theme of 'The Lady or the Tiger'?

• A) Love and jealousy

• B) Courage and honor

• C) Freedom and captivity

• D) Wisdom and folly

Who is the author of 'The Lady or the Tiger'?

• A) Edgar Allan Poe

• B) Mark Twain

• C) Frank R. Stockton

• D) Nathaniel Hawthorne

What dilemma does the princess face in 'The Lady or the Tiger'?

• A) Choosing between wealth and poverty

• B) Choosing between love and jealousy

• C) Choosing between life and death

• D) Choosing between loyalty and betrayal

What is the setting of 'The Lady or the Tiger'?

• A) A medieval kingdom

• B) A modern city

• C) A deserted island

• D) A futuristic world