The Trial Quizzes

The Trial Quiz 1

By Maxwell Olson · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed August 21, 2020

1 Who narrates The Trial?

The author

Kafka

An unnamed third-person narrator

K.
2 Who is the novel's protagonist?

Kafka

K.

Frau Grubach

Karl
3 Who wrote The Trial?

K.

Franz Kafka

Max Brod

Uncle Karl
4 Who edited and compiled The Trial after Kafka died?

Orson Welles

Kafka's sister

Max Brod

Josef K.
5 What is K.'s first name?

Josef

John

Frank

Joseph
6 In what year was the bulk of The Trial written?

2001

1925

1939

1914
7 In what year was The Trial first published?

2009

1925

2005

1915
8 What was Kafka's original title for The Trial?

Der Prozess

Der Trial

The Metamorphosis

Der Process
9 Which genre category best encapsulates The Trial?

Horror

Romanticism

Absurdism

Mystery
10 In what color do members of the court dress?

White

Red

Yellow

Black
11 Where is K. when he learns of his arrest?

In bed

At the grocery store

At his lover's house

At the bank
12 Who would normally bring K. his breakfast?

Fraulein Burstner

Anna

Frau Grubach

Leni
13 Who is Frau Grubach?

K.'s maid

K.'s landlady

K.'s mother

K.'s wife
14 What potential reason does the novel's opening line suggest as to the reason for K.'s arrest?

K.'s was mistaken for another man

Someone must have been telling tales about K.

K. wrote a letter confessing his crime

K.'s criminal past finally caught up with him
15 What are the names of the guards who arrest K.?

William and George

Willem and Franz

Franz and Josef

Kafka and George
16 What happens to K.'s breakfast in the opening chapter?

The guards eat it

Anna eats it

Frau Grubach withholds it until he pays his bill

It is never made
17 What do the guards want K. to give them during his arrest?

His car keys

His clothing

His bank card

His watch
18 What does K. show the guards to prove his identity?

His birth certificate

His tattoos

His driver's license

His yearbook
19 What reason do the guards give for K.'s arrest?

He was caught committing wire fraud

He is being sued for neglecting child-support payments

The court has decided he must be arrested

He was caught skimming money off his clients' accounts
20 Does K.'s arrest mean he must go to prison?

It is up to him

Only on weekends

No

Yes
21 What does K. eat for breakfast on the day of his arrest?

A breakfast from the cafe across the street

An apple on his bedside table

An old sandwich from his briefcase

Nothing
22 Where does K. work?

A graveyard

An insurance office

A church

A bank
23 Who interviews K. on the morning of his arrest?

The examining magistrate

The top court official

His father

The supervisor
24 Who accompanies K. to work on the morning of his arrest?

The supervisor

The guards

Three men who work at the insurance office

Three men who work at the bank
25 How does K. get to work on the day of his arrest?

He takes a bus

He takes a cab

He rides a bicycle

He takes a horse

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