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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Herr Huld tells K. in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer” that his maid finds almost all of whom attractive?
(a) The defendants
(b) The judges
(c) The priests
(d) The carpenters

2. The Manufacturer tells K. in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter” that he heard about K.’s trial from Titorelli. What is Titorelli’s profession?
(a) He is a judge
(b) He is a lawyer
(c) He is a court usher
(d) He is a painter

3. Herr Block tells K. in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer” that the defendants tend toward superstition. “One of these superstitions, for example, is that many claim they can see the outcome of the trial in the defendant’s face, especially in the marking of” what?
(a) The nose
(b) The lips
(c) The ears
(d) The eyes

4. How old is K.’s trial said to be in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?
(a) 3 months old
(b) 6 months old
(c) 1 year old
(d) 2 years old

5. Herr Block tells K. in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer” that Herr Huld has been handling his business affairs ever since he took it over how many years ago?
(a) 5
(b) 20
(c) 15
(d) 10

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. Where do K. and the two strange guards go after departing the city in “The End”?

3. What object does Herr Huld’s maid give to K. so that he can return and visit her in “His Uncle – Leni”?

4. The narrator says in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter” that when K. visits Herr Huld, Huld’s maid always makes a point of doing what?

5. K. thinks to himself as he is escorted from his apartment by the strangers in “The End,” “The only thing I can do now is to retain a calm clarity of mind right to the end. I was always trying to interfere in the world with” what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the character of Dr. Huld described in “His Uncle – Leni”?

2. How is the lighting inside the cathedral described in “In the Cathedral”? What does this represent?

3. How is the weather described in the opening of “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”? Where is K. located in the beginning of the chapter?

4. In what ways does K. demonstrate the theme of the individual versus society in The Trial?

5. What does the character of Titorelli represent symbolically in The Trial?

6. How can K.’s character be seen as a reflection of Adam from the Bible in The Trial?

7. Who does K. meet with in his office in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”? What does this character give to K.?

8. How would you characterize the relationship between Block and Dr. Huld in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?

9. What is K.’s duty with the Italian Businessman in “In the Cathedral”? What does the Italian represent symbolically to K.?

10. How does the parable from “In the Cathedral” relate to the story as a whole?

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