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

An unnamed third-person narrator

K.

Kafka
2 Who is the novel's protagonist?

Kafka

Frau Grubach

K.

Karl
3 Who wrote The Trial?

Uncle Karl

K.

Franz Kafka

Max Brod
4 Who edited and compiled The Trial after Kafka died?

Kafka's sister

Josef K.

Max Brod

Orson Welles
5 What is K.'s first name?

Joseph

Josef

Frank

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

1925

1914

2001

1939
7 In what year was The Trial first published?

1925

2005

1915

2009
8 What was Kafka's original title for The Trial?

Der Process

Der Trial

The Metamorphosis

Der Prozess
9 Which genre category best encapsulates The Trial?

Romanticism

Horror

Absurdism

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

Red

Yellow

White

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?

Frau Grubach

Fraulein Burstner

Leni

Anna
13 Who is Frau Grubach?

K.'s wife

K.'s mother

K.'s maid

K.'s landlady
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.'s criminal past finally caught up with him

K. wrote a letter confessing his crime
15 What are the names of the guards who arrest K.?

Kafka and George

William and George

Franz and Josef

Willem and Franz
16 What happens to K.'s breakfast in the opening chapter?

Frau Grubach withholds it until he pays his bill

Anna eats it

It is never made

The guards eat it
17 What do the guards want K. to give them during his arrest?

His watch

His car keys

His clothing

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

His driver's license

His yearbook

His birth certificate

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

The court has decided he must be arrested

He was caught committing wire fraud

He was caught skimming money off his clients' accounts

He is being sued for neglecting child-support payments
20 Does K.'s arrest mean he must go to prison?

Only on weekends

No

It is up to him

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

An old sandwich from his briefcase

An apple on his bedside table

A breakfast from the cafe across the street

Nothing
22 Where does K. work?

An insurance office

A graveyard

A church

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

The examining magistrate

The supervisor

His father

The top court official
24 Who accompanies K. to work on the morning of his arrest?

Three men who work at the bank

The supervisor

The guards

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

He rides a bicycle

He takes a horse

He takes a bus

He takes a cab