The Metamorphosis Quizzes

The Metamorphosis Quiz 1

By Roman Altshuler · Last reviewed August 05, 2000

1 Gregor Samsa is a(n):

office clerk

traveling salesman

writer

bank teller
2 Gregor seems to be most attached to which object in his room?

a trophy from school

his textile samples from work

his big screen TV

a framed clipping from a magazine
3 How is Gregor transformed into an insect?

due to something he had for dinner

in Kafka's world, all humans routinely turn into insects

as the result of an old family curse

no one seems to know or really care
4 Gregor's absence from work looks suspicious because

he has never been out sick from work

he slacks off all day anyway

everybody knows he's seeing the boss's wife

he's been sick a lot lately
5 When Gregor doesn't come to work, he gets a visit from

the messenger boy

a concerned co-worker

a secretary

his chief clerk
6 Gregor is unable to communicate with his family and the clerk because

they can't hear him through the door

they are shouting so loudly that they block out his words

his voice is no longer human

he is speaking German but they only understand Czech
7 Gregor decides that he has to stop the chief clerk from leaving because

if the chief clerk leaves before he is calmed down, this will jeopardize Gregor's career

he thinks the clerk can help him become human again

he has forgotten to leave Gregor's paycheck

he enjoys the chief clerk's company and wants to talk to him
8 Which of the following does not bother Gregor about his job:

the salary is too small

the Chief always talks down to his employees

office workers gossip about the traveling salesmen

small offences are treated with extreme suspicion
9 Gregor does not at any point consider that he is experiencing

drowsiness from sleeping too much

a drastic change in physiology

a slight cold

a vague irritation
10 What did Gregor's father normally do at breakfast before the metamorphosis?

read newspapers for hours

carried on about politics

ate quickly and went to work

complained about the lousy cooking
11 Gregor is alienated from which of the following?

his job

his family

his body

all of the above
12 In the family living room there is a photograph of Gregor in what circumstances?

playing with his dog as a child

wearing his military uniform

a family portrait

winning a soccer game
13 When Gregor emerges from his room for the first time after his metamorphosis, the only person to retain their composure is

the Chief Clerk

Gregor's mother

Gregor

Grete
14 Once the Chief Clerk has left, Gregor's father

calls for a doctor

runs after the Chief Clerk

faints

picks up a stick to drive Gregor back into his room
15 Gregor's sister does not do the following at any time after his metamorphosis

tell him about recent events

report about his activities to their parents

bring him food

tidy his room
16 Gregor makes each of the following sacrifices for the sake of his family except

attempt to leave the apartment so they wouldn't have to deal with him

tries not to make any noise that might disturb them

tolerates his sister's scurrying through his room to open the window every time she enters

hides under the sofa even when this is extremely uncomfortable
17 Grete demonstrates her detachment from Gregor by doing all of these except

covering him with a sheet so she won't have to see him

opening the window every time she enters his room

throwing away all the remains of the food she brought him, even if untouched

talking to herself in his presence
18 After Gregor's metamorphosis, the cook

complains that there is not enough money for good food

begs to be dismissed

commits suicide

helps his sister to prepare food for him
19 Each of the following contributes to Gregor's isolation except

he can no longer see his street out the window

nobody ever speaks to him directly

the family leaves him alone in the apartment as often as possible

his doors are locked from the outside
20 After his metamorphosis, Gregor decides that he should lie low because

he doesn't want to inconvenience his family

he does not feel well enough to move too much

he is afraid that his father will try to kill him

his sister asks him not to make a fuss
21 Gregor discovers that his family has a good amount of money saved from

Grete's job at the market

both his father's collapsed business and whatever they did not spend of Gregor's salary

his father's collapsed business

whatever they did not spend of Gregor's salary
22 After the initial thrill of Gregor's earnings had worn off, he had remained intimate only with

his father

his mother

his sister

none of the above
23 Gregor recalls that on Christmas, he was planning to

take his girlfriend out on the town

stay in to save money for his family

buy an expensive dinner for his family

announce that he would pay for his sister to study at the Conservatory
24 Gregor's father does not change in this regard in the course of the second chapter

wears his uniform instead of a dressing gown

develops a gentle toleration of Gregor

stops drinking beer

begins combing his hair
25 Gregor is not concerned with this one threat to the family's financial situation

Grete is too young to work

they waste too much money on servants and should do more themselves

his father hasn't worked in five years and is already old

his mother has asthma

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