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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. What word from “In the Cathedral” refers to an ornamental rail with supports?
(a) Proscenium
(b) Promontory
(c) Coliseum
(d) Balustrade

2. K. asks the two men who appear at his apartment in the beginning of “The End” at which what are they engaged?
(a) Court
(b) Theatre
(c) Painter's studio
(d) Mechanic shop

3. When K. sees a woman who appears to be Fräulein Bürstner in “The End,” he takes “the direction the woman in front of them was taking, not because he wanted to catch up with her, not because he wanted to see her for as long as possible, but solely so as not to forget” what?
(a) The brutality she represented for him
(b) The innocence she represented for him
(c) The temptation she represented for him
(d) The admonition she represented for him

4. It is the day before K.’s birthday to turn how old in the opening of “The End”?
(a) 30
(b) 29
(c) 31
(d) 32

5. 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) Stand up for his rights
(b) Fight back
(c) Run from the authorities
(d) Get revenge

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose picture does K. show to Herr Huld’s maid when she asks about his lover in “His Uncle – Leni”?

2. Who is the man who is sitting in the corner of Herr Huld’s room in “His Uncle – Leni”?

3. How does Titorelli say he came to his position with the courts in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”?

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

5. When K. enters the hallway to see what the crashing sound was at Herr Huld’s home, Huld’s maid tells K. that the noise was caused by what, in “His Uncle – Leni”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the ambiguous court system in The Trial relate to the historical context of anti-Semitism?

2. What is K. contemplating in the opening of “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”?

3. In what way is K.’s character similar to Job from the Old Testament?

4. What is represented metaphorically in the scene between K., the Bank President, and the Italian Businessman in “In the Cathedral”?

5. What does Block tell K. about his impressions on the defendants in the Court Offices in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?

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

7. How is K. first introduced to Herr Block in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?

8. How are the women in the novel similar to Gatekeepers?

9. What is Uncle Karl’s attitude when he arrives at the bank in “His Uncle – Leni”?

10. How is the character of Leni described in “His Uncle – Leni”?

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