The Lady or the Tiger

1.

Multiple Choice

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There are two doors. Behind one is a tiger, behind the other is

a bear

a man

a princess

a lady

2.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

In the story the princess falls in love with a

commoner

a criminal

a cobbler

a married man

3.

Multiple Choice

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In the story, the innocence or guilt of the suspect is

judged according to the evidence

ruled on by the king

left to chance

decided by contest

4.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

The reader of the story

feels sorry for the princess

doesn't understand why the princess is jealous

wants the tiger to kill the commoner

doesn't know the outcome of the story

5.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

The princess helps the suspect by

telling him which door conceals the tiger

gesturing towards the right door

convincing her father to let him go

allowing him to marry the lady

6.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

If the door opens and it is the lady, it is a happy ending for the

king

tiger

suspect

princess

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

1. The princess doesn't want the commoner to be eaten by the tiger, but she also hates the idea of

pleasing her father, the king

saving the commoner's life

the commoner marrying the lady

giving up her jealous rage

8.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

In this kingdom, a commoner is

a person who works on a farm

a person without royal blood

a person who is not intelligent

a criminal

9.

Multiple Choice

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The princess is

the same person as the lady

the lady's best friend

certain the tiger won't hurt the commoner

jealous of the lady

10.

Multiple Choice

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The princess will be unhappy if the commoner chooses

the right door

the left door

the middle door

either door

11.

Multiple Choice

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The setting of the story

is ancient Rome

is not specific

does not matter

is at the circus

12.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

What characteristic does the king share with his daughter?

They are both prone to jealousy.

They are both bossy.

They are both semi-barbaric.

They both have the same eye color.

13.

Multiple Choice

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How did the princess signal which door to choose?

She lifted her hand to the right

She flung her crown into the ring.

She lifted her hand to the left.

She didn’t signal at all.

14.

Multiple Choice

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What did the citizens of the kingdom think of the king’s justice?

They looked for another king.

They planned a rebellion.

The secretly hated it.

They didn’t question it.

15.

Multiple Choice

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What was the young man’s crime?

He stole a loaf of bread.

He stole the princess’s crown.

He had dared to love the princess.

. He questioned the law.

16.

Multiple Choice

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Why does the author, Frank Stockton, leave the decision up to the reader at the end of “The Lady or the Tiger?”

It doesn’t matter because either way the king wins.

He did not know how to best end the story so he stopped short.

He wants the reader to realize whether the princess is noble or barbaric.

It is the reader’s job to make all of the decisions in this story.

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

It is most likely that

the young man is wed to the princess

the man is wed to the girl behind the door.

the young man is killed by a tiger.

only the princess truly knows.

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