The Lady, or the Tiger?

What theme is revealed through the story?

• Trust leads to death in romantic relationships

• In some situations, the right choice is not easy to find.

• Free will allows people to create the future they want.

• Power enables people to have confidence in their choices.

How is the communication between the princess and her lover significant to the text as a whole?

• It emphasizes the king’s uncivilized motivations

• It reveals the trust the young man has in the princess

• It demonstrates each character’s need for independence.

• It highlights the princess’s internal conflict over her decision.

Which piece of evidence best reveals the lose-lose reality of the king’s arena?

• “This vast amphitheater... in which crime was punished, or virtue rewarded, by the decrees of an impartial and incorruptible chance.” (Paragraph 3)

• “It mattered not that he might already possess a wife and family, or that his affections might be engaged upon an object of his own selection” (Paragraph 6)

• “the accused person was instantly punished if he found himself guilty, and, if innocent, he was rewarded on the spot” (Paragraph 7)

• “Without the slightest hesitation, he went to the door on the right, and opened it.” (Paragraph 18)

How are the first several paragraphs (1-8) important to the text as a whole?

• They build an understanding of the relationship between the king and his daughter.

• They build knowledge of the king’s enemies

• They introduce the rules of the king’s arena.

• They introduce the princess’s forbidden relationship

Why are his actions considered criminal?

• He didn't put a ring on it.

• The man was already married.

• The princess was engaged to marry someone else.

• His low position in society made him an unworthy suitor.

What does the princess do when the young man is in the arena?

• Gesture toward the right

• Gesture toward the left

• Turns to look away

• Jumps in the arena

What motive does she have for sending him to his death?

• jealousy

• boredom

• bloodlust

• a new man

What motive does she have for saving his life?

• true, unselfish love

• she hates violence

• she wants to teach her dad a lesson

• she thinks the lady would actually be a great suitor for him

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

• Love and jealousy

• War and peace

• Adventure and discovery

• Friendship and loyalty

In 'The Lady, or the Tiger?', what is the king's method of administering justice?

• A trial by jury

• A duel

• A choice between two doors

• A public vote