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

2. What does K. drink shots of from his wall cabinet while the guards watch him in the beginning of “The Arrest”?
(a) Gin
(b) Vodka
(c) Schnapps
(d) Whiskey

3. The Deputy Manager invites K. to a party where on the same day as K.’s hearing in the beginning of “The First Hearing”?
(a) At his church
(b) At his estate
(c) At the office
(d) On his yacht

4. 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?
(a) Impeccable
(b) Responsible
(c) Arbitrary
(d) Contemptible

5. At what time does Fraülein Bürstner return home in the evening as K. waits for her arrival in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
(a) 11:30
(b) 11:00
(c) 1:30
(d) 12:00

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the guards comes to K. and says, “If you can’t get both of us spared, then at least try to get him to let me go” in “The Thrasher”?

2. How many flats does the Usher say the student has been kicked out of in this building for sneaking into them to chase women in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?

3. What word from “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter” means to clear of an accusation?

4. What subordinate bank employee is described in “The Arrest” as having an “intolerable smile caused by a chronic muscular spasm”?

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

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