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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 Block says in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer,” “I will remind you of the old axiom: ‘For a suspect, movement is better than staying still, for someone who is still can always, without realizing it, be in the scales and be weighed with’” what?
(a) His truth
(b) Justice
(c) His sins
(d) His innocence

2. Uncle Karl says to K. in “His Uncle – Leni,” “Do you want to lose the trial? Do you know what that means? That means you’ll simply be” what?
(a) Deleted
(b) Acquitted
(c) Sentenced to die
(d) Incarcerated

3. What organization had K. been a member of relating to art history, as described in “In the Cathedral”?
(a) The Society for the Betterment of Arts and Literature
(b) The Society of Artists, Authors, and Actors
(c) The Association for the Preservation of the City Monuments
(d) The Association for the Museum of Modern Art

4. 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) 4
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 5

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the knife described that the strange guard takes out of a sheath on his waist-coat in “The End”?

2. 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?

3. What does Herr Huld’s maid tell K. is the only way of escaping the legal problems K. is facing in “His Uncle – Leni”?

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

5. In Erna’s letter to Uncle Karl, she writes that when she was unable to see K. at the bank, she had to return home because she had what appointment in “His Uncle – Leni”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does K. meet inside the cathedral in “In the Cathedral”? What does this character relate to K.?

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

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

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

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

7. 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”?

8. What does Titorelli explain to K. about the nature of the system in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”?

9. How is the character of Titorelli described in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”?

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

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