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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. Of the proceedings against him, K. tells the Examining Magistrate, “[L]et us say I do recognize them, out of” what?
(a) Irony
(b) Redemption
(c) Fear
(d) Pity

2. The Examining Magistrate asks K. if he is what when he begins questioning him in “The First Hearing”?
(a) A cab driver and mechanic
(b) A painter and decorator
(c) A teacher and scholar
(d) A bus driver and teacher

3. 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”?
(a) German
(b) Latin
(c) English
(d) French

4. What name, meaning the servants of an army, does K. call the Examining Magistrate and the others of the courtroom as he exits in “The First Hearing”?
(a) Blackguards
(b) Rubes
(c) Court-royals
(d) Jesters

5. How many messengers are said to still be “working in dispatch in the little circle from a lamp” at K.’s offices in the beginning of “The Thrasher” as he leaves work?
(a) 5
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 3

Short Answer Questions

1. In the ending of “The Thrasher,” K. waits to ensure he’s alone as he leaves his office, then goes home “weary and his mind” what?

2. On what street is K.’s courtroom said to be located in “The First Hearing”?

3. Describing Block, Herr Huld says in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer,” “True, as a person he’s unpleasant, has no manners and is grubby, but as far as his trial’s concerned, he’s” what?

4. One of the guards being thrashed in “The Thrasher” says that he and his partner had prospects of being promoted to what position before getting into trouble?

5. Who does K. recall having said “that the court was attracted by guilt” in “The First Hearing”?

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