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 tiger

the king

the prince

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

a long, long time ago

in the very olden time

once upon a time

in the olden times
3 Who polished the mind of the king?

his Greek neighbors

his Christian neighbors

his Muslim neighbors

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

muddled and barbaric ideas

kindly and wise ideas

progressive and liberal ideas

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

small, ordinary, and conservative

huge, extravagant, and unbounded

loud, exuberant, and happy

hungry, bloodthirsty, and cruel
6 What can the king do?

terrorize all his subjects

compute complicated math problems in his head

turn his exuberant fancies into reality

identify every member of his kingdom by name
7 Who does the king agree with more than anyone else?

himself

his queen

his daughter

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

provocative and restless

delighted and bombastic

kind and gentle

frustrated and angry
9 What is the king like when things veer off course?

frustrated and angry

delighted and bombastic

provocative and restless

kind and gentle
10 What pleases the king more than anything else?

to spend time with his daughter, the princess

to be able to punish wrongdoers

to be able to right things that have gone wrong

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

the court room

the theater

the monastery

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

it limits and encloses the mind

it quiets and calms the mind

it unleashes and emboldens the mind

it refines and cultures the mind
13 What was constructed in the kingdom?

a university

an ampitheater

a commons

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

people who have committed crimes

the fiercest warriors

the princess's suitors

nuns
15 What happens when a prisoner is released in the arena?

he must win a trial of wit

he is told which door to choose

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 martyred and the crowd rejoices in his sacrifice

he is considered innocent and is saved at the last minute

he is considered guilty and the crowd mourns his death
17 What happens if the person on trial chooses the door with the lady?

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

he is considered guilty and the crowd mobs him
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

the day after his trial

in 60 nights

right then and right there in the arena
20 How does Stockton describe this trial process?

fickle and prone to mistakes

fair and perfectly determinate

random and determined by fate

uncomplicated yet cruel
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

excited: whatever the outcome, they look forward to the result

festive: they appreciate the occasion to be all together

uncertain: they never know if they are about to witness a murder or a wedding
22 What is the king's daughter like?

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

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

his son

his daughter

himself

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

a few days

years

several months

several weeks
25 Why did the princess like her lover?

he was intelligent and an inventor of great machines

he was gentle and doted on her constantly

he was kind and sang her beautiful songs

he was handsome and braver than anyone else

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