Misc.
What are the 2 major themes throughout the story?
What is Choices and Consequences
Did it matter if the accused who picked the door of the lady already had a wife and family?
No, it did not matter because they were married immediately in the arena.
What trait is the King given?
-HINT- Stated at the begining of the story
What is he is Barbaric
What are the 2 major themes presented in the story when referencing the princess?
What is Love and Jealousy
Did the man deny the fact that he loved the Princess?
No, he did not deny that he loved her
What happens to people in the kingdom who are accused of a crime?
What is they are sent to an arena to determine their guilt.
When the accused opened the door with the lady, a door beneath the King opened.
What 3 things came out of the door?
(Acceptable 1)
A priest
Choristers
Dancing Maidens
What makes the case "fair"
What is the person chooses their fate, not the King
Lady if Innocent
Tiger if Guilty
Which door did the princess signal to the man to open?
What is the right
Did the man choose the door the princess signaled him too?
What is yes, without hesitation
What two things are behind the doors in the arena?
What is a Lady and a Tiger
When the accused was killed by the Tiger, what did the crowd hear?
What is iron bells clanging
The king believes who the most?
What is himself
How long had the Princess been seeing the man before her father found out?
For what crime was the young man thrown into prison?
What is the crime of falling in love with the king's daughter
What does the tiger mean if chosen by the criminal? What does the lady mean if chosen?
Guilty - they committed the crime.
Innocence - they did not commit the crime they were accused of.
Daily Double
What was the custom of the accused to do before the King in the arena?
The accused custom was to bow to the King
What is the purpose of the arena?
What is to serve justice based on luck/fate
Having learned of her lover's fate, what did the Princess do that no one had ever done before?
What is she possessed herself of the secret of the doors
What 2 characteristics did the man have that the Princess loved about him?
What question does the author ask at the end of the story?
"Which came out of the open door - the lady or the tiger?"
What did the crowd do when the man entered the arena?
What is the crowd made a low hum of admiration and anxiety
Where did the king sit in the arena?
What is on a royal throne surrounded by his court.
How did the Princess learn what would be in each door?
Gold - She paid someone for the info
She was the King's daughter so she could use the power of persuasion.
Why was the man falling in love with the princess considered a crime?
Because never before had someone from such a low class been bold enough to love a princess.