The Lady or The Tiger (Comprehension Questions) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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The king is _____________

semi-barbaric

fully-barbaric

fair and just

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The princess points to the door on the ____________

left

neither

right

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

chance

the king and his court

trial by jury

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

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

anger towards her father and love for the commoner

love for the commoner and jealousy of the lady

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

True

False

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

False

True

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

True

False

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

False

True

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

False

True

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Which statement best expresses the main idea of the story?

The princess is jealous of the lady behind the door.

The king believes he is a brilliant and reasonable ruler.

The princess must decide the fate of a young man.

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The young man was on trial because ___________

he fell in love with the princess

the princess saw him speaking to the other young lady.

he stole something from the court

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Which of these events happens last in the story?

The king throws the young man into prison.

The king discovers that the princess loves the young man.

The princess signals to open the door on the right.

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

decided by chance

ruled on by the king and his court

judged according to the evidence

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

to present to readers a question to think about

to persuade readers that life in ancient times was unfair

to explain the king's justice system

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Which of these events initiates the conflict between the king and the young man?

the trial in the kings public arena

He was a commoner

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The setting of the story is...

in present time, Middle East

some place far away in the amazon

long ago , in an arena

not specific

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