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- 1. Multiple Choice
The king is _____________
fully-barbaric
semi-barbaric
fair and just
- 2. Multiple Choice
The princess points to the door on the ____________
left
right
neither
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who/what does the king use to decide whether a person is guilty or innocent?
chance
trial by jury
the king and his court
- 4. Multiple Choice
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
- 5. Multiple Choice
True or False: The commoner opens the door the princess points to.
True
False
- 6. Multiple Choice
True or False: An accused person has a choice to marry or not marry the lady behind the door.
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
True or False: The princess persuaded the king to tell her which door had the tiger or the lady
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
True or False: The princess knows the lady behind the door and she hates her
True
False
- 9. Multiple Choice
True or false: The accused person has a choice between the arena or trial by jury
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
True or false: The commoner does not trust the princess to know which door holds which.
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
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.
- 12. Multiple Choice
The young man was on trial because ___________
the princess saw him speaking to the other young lady.
he stole something from the court.
he fell in love with the princess.This is a correct answer he fell in love with the princess.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of these events happens last in the story?
The king discovers that the princess loves the young man.
The king throws the young man into prison.
The princess signals to open the door on the right.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which word best describes the king?
cruel
semi-barbaric
melancholy
- 15. Multiple Choice
The setting of the story is ____________
in ancient Rome
is not specific
in ancient china
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which word best describes the princess?
mean
uninvolved
conflicted
- 17. Multiple Choice
In this justice system, the innocence or guilt of the suspect is ____________
judged according to the evidence
decided by chance
ruled on by the king and his court
- 18. Multiple Choice
What was the author's purpose in writing the story?
to explain the king's justice system
to present to readers a question to think about
to persuade readers that life in ancient times was unfair
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