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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Herr Block tells K. in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer” that waiting is not pointless. “The only thing that is pointless is” what?
(a) Acting on your own initiative
(b) Hiring a lawyer
(c) Entering a plea of guilty
(d) Entering a plea of innocence

2. What word from “The First Hearing” refers to a child’s apron or woman’s sleeveless garment worn over a dress?
(a) Pinafore
(b) Petticoat
(c) Pantaloon
(d) Doublet

3. At what time does K. plan to arrive at the courtroom on the day of his first hearing in “The First Hearing”?
(a) 9
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8

4. What does K. tell the messengers the sound is from when the guards scream as they’re beaten in “The Thrasher”?
(a) A howling dog
(b) Him sneezing
(c) A woman in the alley
(d) An owl passing the window

5. K. considers the Deputy Manager’s invitation to his party to be what, in “The First Hearing”?
(a) An olive branch
(b) An inside joke
(c) A false invitation
(d) An ironic twist

Short Answer Questions

1. K. decides when looking for the courtroom in “The First Hearing” to ask around for a carpenter named what?

2. Describing his early submissions in his trial, Herr Block tells K. that much of it was written in what language in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?

3. One of the guards being thrashed in “The Thrasher” tells K. that “it’s a tradition that” what “goes to the guards”?

4. How old is K.’s trial said to be in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?

5. What is the Thrasher’s outfit made from in “The Thrasher”?

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