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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the cathedral square described when K. arrives in “In the Cathedral”?
(a) Crowded with animals
(b) Completely deserted
(c) Crowded with children
(d) Crowded with tourists

2. 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) Arbitrary
(c) Responsible
(d) Contemptible

3. How many unregistered lawyers does Herr Block say he has working on his case in addition to Herr Huld in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?
(a) 2
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 5

4. K.’s Uncle Karl is said to be what area when his character is introduced in “His Uncle – Leni”?
(a) The country
(b) The city
(c) The suburbs
(d) The capital

5. What is K. carrying with him when he goes to the cathedral in “In the Cathedral”?
(a) A box of chocolates
(b) A passport and a plane ticket
(c) A family photograph album
(d) An album of sights in the city

6. Huld’s maid tell K. in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer,” “I neither want nor need any other reward than for you to” what?
(a) Marry me
(b) Eat this soup
(c) Be fond of me
(d) Be free

7. What is the name of the young maid who works for Herr Huld in “His Uncle – Leni”?
(a) Bertold
(b) Elsa
(c) Leni
(d) Sarah

8. The first painting that K. examines with his electric torch in the cathedral shows a standard treatment of what scene?
(a) The Crucifixion of Christ
(b) Moses parting the Red Sea
(c) The Birth of Christ
(d) The Entombment of Christ

9. Of K., the narrator says in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter,” “For once the court was going to find itself confronted by a defendant who knew how to” what?
(a) Run from the authorities
(b) Stand up for his rights
(c) Get revenge
(d) Fight back

10. How does Titorelli say he came to his position with the courts in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”?
(a) He applied as an apprentice
(b) He inherited it
(c) He got a recommendation from Dr. Huld
(d) He knew the high court judge

11. What word from “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter” means to clear of an accusation?
(a) Accuse
(b) Exonerate
(c) Propagate
(d) Condemn

12. What part of Italy does the narrator say the Italian Businessman is from in “In the Cathedral”?
(a) Western Italy
(b) Southern Italy
(c) Northern Italy
(d) Eastern Italy

13. How many times is the knife twisted round after K. is stabbed in “The End”?
(a) Three times
(b) Once
(c) Four times
(d) Twice

14. At what time does K. arrive at his office when he is to show the Italian Businessman around the city in “In the Cathedral”?
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 5
(d) 4

15. In the end of “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer,” Leni tells Block to leave what alone and listen to the lawyer?
(a) The sheepskin rug
(b) The curtain rods
(c) The handkerchief
(d) The dog by his feet

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is K. stabbed with the knife in “The End”?

2. The narrator says in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter” that “the hierarchy and upper echelons of the court were” what?

3. The narrator claims in “The End,” “Logic may be unshakeable, but it cannot hold out against a human being who wants” what?

4. What is K.’s response when Titorelli asks him in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter,” “Are you innocent?”

5. What word from “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter” means patently evident or certain; unquestionable?

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