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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. It’s after what time when K. rings on Herr Huld’s door in the beginning of “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?
(a) Midnight
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 11

2. What is K.’s head placed on by the strange guards in “The End”?
(a) A stone
(b) A guillotine
(c) A silk pillow
(d) A tree stump

3. 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 handkerchief
(c) The dog by his feet
(d) The curtain rods

4. K. understands that it is his duty to do what with the knife in “The End”?
(a) Take it and throw it into the fire
(b) Take it and stab himself
(c) Take it and stab the guards
(d) Take it and run

5. 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 lawyer
(b) He is a painter
(c) He is a judge
(d) He is a court usher

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does the narrator say it is and describe as “the time when the streets are quiet” in the opening of “The End”?

2. What part of Italy does the narrator say the Italian Businessman is from in “In the Cathedral”?

3. By what method of transportation does K. get to the cathedral in “In the Cathedral”?

4. What does one of the guards do to K. after they’ve stopped and rested outside the city in “The End”?

5. How is the cathedral square described when K. arrives in “In the Cathedral”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How has K.’s plight as an individual against society turned out in “The End”?

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

5. How is the setting described in the opening of “The End”? Where is K. taken?

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

7. How is the character of Block described in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”? What was his position prior to his trial?

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

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

10. 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”?

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