The Lady or the Tiger? Quizzes

The Lady or the Tiger? Quiz 1

By Alessandra Allen · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed February 02, 2021

1 Who is the first character that appears in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"?

the king

the princess

the prince

the tiger
2 When is the story set, in Stockton's words?

in the olden times

once upon a time

in the very olden time

a long, long time ago
3 Who polished the mind of the king?

his Christian neighbors

his Greek neighbors

his Latin neighbors

his Muslim neighbors
4 What did the king's neighbors teach him, according to the story?

muddled and barbaric ideas

progressive and liberal ideas

polished and sharpened ideas

kindly and wise ideas
5 Which of these options best characterizes the king's barbaric half?

huge, extravagant, and unbounded

hungry, bloodthirsty, and cruel

loud, exuberant, and happy

small, ordinary, and conservative
6 What can the king do?

turn his exuberant fancies into reality

compute complicated math problems in his head

identify every member of his kingdom by name

terrorize all his subjects
7 Who does the king agree with more than anyone else?

his queen

his advisors

himself

his daughter
8 What is the king like when things are running smoothly?

delighted and bombastic

frustrated and angry

provocative and restless

kind and gentle
9 What is the king like when things veer off course?

kind and gentle

frustrated and angry

delighted and bombastic

provocative and restless
10 What pleases the king more than anything else?

to be able to punish wrongdoers

to be able to right things that have gone wrong

to spend time with his daughter, the princess

to be able to create chaos
11 Where were the king's subjects able to prove manly and beastly valor?

the theater

the public arena

the court room

the monastery
12 What is the effect of manly and beastly behavior on the mind, in the king's opinion?

it refines and cultures the mind

it limits and encloses the mind

it unleashes and emboldens the mind

it quiets and calms the mind
13 What was constructed in the kingdom?

an ampitheater

a commons

a university

a new palace
14 Who does the king put into his arena?

nuns

the fiercest warriors

people who have committed crimes

the princess's suitors
15 What happens when a prisoner is released in the arena?

he is told which door to choose

he must win a trial of wit

he must fight a tiger

he must choose between two doors
16 What happens if the person on trial chooses the door with the tiger?

he is considered a saint and is prayed to for the rest of history

he is considered guilty and the crowd mourns his death

he is considered martyred and the crowd rejoices in his sacrifice

he is considered innocent and is saved at the last minute
17 What happens if the person on trial chooses the door with the lady?

he is considered guilty and the crowd mobs him

he is considered guilty and the lady stabs him

he is considered innocent and is given the lady's hand in marriage

he is considered innocent and must slay the tiger
18 What kind of tiger does the king seek out for his arena?

the fiercest and most cruel that could be found

the angriest and amiable that could be found

the most docile and friendly that could be found

the hungriest and largest that could be found
19 If the man is found innocent, when does his wedding take place?

in 30 nights

right then and right there in the arena

in 60 nights

the day after his trial
20 How does Stockton describe this trial process?

uncomplicated yet cruel

fickle and prone to mistakes

fair and perfectly determinate

random and determined by fate
21 When the people gather in the arena, how did they feel?

vindictive: they always want the prisoner to choose the tiger and are sad when he doesn't

festive: they appreciate the occasion to be all together

uncertain: they never know if they are about to witness a murder or a wedding

excited: whatever the outcome, they look forward to the result
22 What is the king's daughter like?

she is blooming and prone to barbaric fancies like the king's

she is kind and gracious; however, she is as cruel as her father from time to time

she is beautiful and a romantic, who is caught up in ideas of love

she is lovely but prone to be meek
23 Who does the king love most in the world?

himself

his wife

his daughter

his son
24 For how long was the princess in a love affair before the king discovered it?

several months

several weeks

a few days

years
25 Why did the princess like her lover?

he was handsome and braver than anyone else

he was kind and sang her beautiful songs

he was intelligent and an inventor of great machines

he was gentle and doted on her constantly

"She could never see 'her' man married to another, what is the writer trying to tell us about the character of the princess by using inverted command for the word "her" in this sentence?

In context, she is possessive.

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