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The Lady or The Tiger iRise 2019

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The king is _____________

a)

fully-barbaric

b)

semi-barbaric

c)

fair and just

2.

The princess points to the door on the ____________

a)

left

b)

right

c)

neither

3.

Who/what does the king use to decide whether a person is guilty or innocent?

a)

chance

b)

trial by jury

c)

the king and his court

4.

The two conflicting emotions in the mind of the princess are ____________________

a)

anger towards her father and love for the commoner

b)

jealousy of the lady behind the door and love for her father

c)

love for the commoner and jealousy of the lady

5.

True or False: The commoner opens the door the princess points to.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False: An accused person has a choice to marry or not marry the lady behind the door.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False: The princess persuaded the king to tell her which door had the tiger or the lady

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False: The princess knows the lady behind the door and she hates her

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or false: The accused person has a choice between the arena or trial by jury

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or false: The commoner does not trust the princess to know which door holds which.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which statement best expresses the main idea of the story?

a)

The princess is jealous of the lady behind the door.

b)

The king believes he is a brilliant and reasonable ruler.

c)

The princess must decide the fate of a young man.

12.

The young man was on trial because ___________

a)

the princess saw him speaking to the other young lady.

b)

he stole something from the court.

c)

he fell in love with the princess.This is a correct answer he fell in love with the princess.

13.

Which of these events happens last in the story?

a)

The king discovers that the princess loves the young man.

b)

The king throws the young man into prison.

c)

The princess signals to open the door on the right.

14.

Which word best describes the king?

a)

cruel

b)

semi-barbaric

c)

melancholy

15.

The setting of the story is ____________

a)

in ancient Rome

b)

is not specific

c)

in ancient china

16.

Which word best describes the princess?

a)

mean

b)

uninvolved

c)

conflicted

17.

In this justice system, the innocence or guilt of the suspect is ____________

a)

judged according to the evidence

b)

decided by chance

c)

ruled on by the king and his court

18.

What was the author's purpose in writing the story?

a)

to explain the king's justice system

b)

to present to readers a question to think about

c)

to persuade readers that life in ancient times was unfair