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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the impresario secretly do to the hunger artist as he lifts him?
(a) Bite him.
(b) Stab him.
(c) Kick him.
(d) Shakes him.

2. What lights the stage of the artist at night?
(a) Torch flares.
(b) A spotlight.
(c) Lamps.
(d) Candles.

3. What does the artist do when the photographs are produced?
(a) Weep loudly.
(b) Accuse the impresario of lying.
(c) Sink into the straw.
(d) Shake the bars.

4. From what aspect of the menagerie does the artist suffer?
(a) The crying children.
(b) The food.
(c) The animal hair.
(d) The stench.

5. Those who want to stare at the artist at the circus do so not out of interest, but out of what?
(a) Obstinate self-assertiveness.
(b) Leering loathing.
(c) Stubborn desire.
(d) Seething self-righteousness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do many people regretfully have to keep away from his exhibitions?

3. "The pampered hunger artist suddenly found himself deserted one day by the _____________."

4. How does the creature who replaces the artist feel about its freedom?

5. Why is the limit set on the artist's fasts?

(see the answer key)

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