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The king is _____________
fully-barbaric
fair and just
semi-barbaric
The princess points to the door on the ____________
left
right
neither
Who/what does the king use to decide whether a person is guilty or innocent?
chance
trial by jury
the king and his court
The two conflicting emotions in the mind of the princess are ____________________
anger towards her father and love for the commoner
jealousy of the lady behind the door and love for her father
love for the commoner and jealousy of the lady
True or False: The commoner opens the door the princess points to.
True
False
True or False: An accused person has a choice to marry or not marry the lady behind the door.
False
True
True or False: The princess persuaded the king to tell her which door had the tiger or the lady.
True
False
True or False: The princess knows the lady behind the door and she hates her.
False
True
True or false: The accused person has a choice between the arena or trial by jury.
True
False
Which statement best expresses the main idea of the story?
The princess is jealous of the lady behind the door.
The princess must decide the fate of a young man.
The king believes he is a brilliant and reasonable ruler.
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
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.
In this justice system, the innocence or guilt of the suspect is ___________
ruled on by the king and his court
decided by chance
judged according to the evidence
What was the author's purpose in writing the story?
to persuade readers that life in ancient times was unfair
to present to readers a question to think about
to explain the king's justice system
Which of these events initiates the conflict between the king and the young man?
He was a commoner
the trial in the kings public arena
The setting of the story is...
not specific
some place far away in the amazon
long ago , in an arena
in present time, Middle East
