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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the passersby going when passing the artist's cage at the circus?
(a) The circus tent.
(b) The panther cage.
(c) The main ring.
(d) The menagerie.

2. Time and time again in good faith the artist stands by the bars doing what?
(a) Screaming madly.
(b) Feeling in agony.
(c) Crying like a child.
(d) Listening to the impresario.

3. Who pays for the breakfast brought to the watchers?
(a) The musicians.
(b) The mayor.
(c) The artist.
(d) The impresario.

4. The permanent watchers are a formality to reassure whom?
(a) The masses.
(b) The artist.
(c) The children.
(d) The impresario.

5. What is carried past the cage for the beasts of prey?
(a) Live chickens.
(b) Cooked steaks.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Raw meat.

Short Answer Questions

1. By how many has the hunger artist been applauded in his time?

2. What reminds one man of the hunger artist when he doesn't see the artist in the cage?

3. What does the hunger artist make no secret of, yet others don't believe him?

4. "A Hunger Artist" is often considered to be Kafka's most _______ story.

5. Under what circumstances does the circus make use of the hunger artist?

(see the answer key)

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