The following file contains an assessment (quiz/ test) prepared for students to complete after having read "A Hunger Artist" by Franz Kafka. There is also an answer key and grade rubric on each question to make it easier for the teacher to grade student answers. In addition, the file is convenient ...
, I. Circle the best choice for each of the following questions. 5 pts; 1 pt. each /5
1. Which of the following best describes the hunger artist at the beginning of the story?
a. Honorable
b. Sociable
c. Regretful
d. Incorrigible
2. What is the best definition of “impresario” as mentioned throughout the story?
a. He is an athlete that trains the hunger artist.
b. He is an aristocratic/ rich member of the audience that views the hunger artist.
c. He is the manager of the circus/ shows.
d. He is an impressive person.
3. What makes the public lose interest in the hunger artist?
a. The hunger artist’s pompous attitude towards his art.
b. His overly negative attitude towards everyone but himself.
c. They become bored of the hunger artist’s shows.
d. The become disgusted by the act.
4. What was the hunger artist’s final statement about before dying?
a. How he secretly hated the idea of fasting
b. How he only fasted because he never found food that he liked
c. How he only did it because he needed to break a world record
d. How he sought there was no other profession he could do
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