"The Lady or the Tiger?"

According to the text, what was the semi-barbaric king's greatest pleasure?

• Making the crooked straight and crushing down uneven places
• Turning his varied fancies into facts
• Refining the minds of his subjects
• Expanding his ideas based on the progressiveness of his distant Latin neighbors

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CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the public arena in the story dedicated to?

• Gladiator fights
• Justice
• Circus Events
• Concerts

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What will a "guilty" person find behind the door?

• A lady
• An executioner
• A tiger
• A bag of gold

What will an "innocent" person find behind the door?

• An executioner
• A tiger
• A bag of gold
• A lady

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

How did the people feel about the arena?

• They were entertained and pleased by the element of uncertainty
• They thought it unfair because there was too much chance
• They were concerned that they may be sent there unfairly
• They thought it amazing how the doors were always fair.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

How is the lover described?

• He is the apple of the king's eye
• He is much like conventional heroes who love royal maidens
• He is a young man penchant to florid fancies
• He has a soul as fervent and imperious

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

What crimes is the lover charged?

• Cheating on the princess
• Misleading the king
• Loving the princess
• Helping the king

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

What has the princess done that no one ever had before?

• Arranged to have tigers behind both doors
• Begged the king to pardon the lover
• Helped the lover try to escape
• Discovered which door was which

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the internal conflict the princess faces?

• Whether to allow her lover to love someone else, or to send him to his death
• Whether to tell the lover which door to choose
• Whether to ask her father to pardon the lover
• Whether to replace the lady behind the door

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What was behind the door, the Lady or the Tiger?

• The Lady
• The Tiger

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6