A Hunger Artist Analytical Presentation Quiz

Which of the following are motifs represented in A Hunger Artist?

• Starvation

• Isolation

• Fasting

• Alienation

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Franz Kafka was born into a prosperous Christian family

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The psychological development that the hunger artist experiences as the story progress is an example of _____________.

• Prolepsis

• Bildungsroman

• Ambiguity

• Allegory

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who managed the hunger artist's performance during his "prime" ?

• The impresario

• The circus

• The voices

• Cage watchers

What was the purpose of this text?

• To persuade readers to fast and teach about the benefits of fasting

• To explain the impresario's motive and path to success

• To inform readers about the dangers of fasting

• To navigate the internal conflict the hunger artist experiences as a performer past his prime

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following motifs is demonstrated by the hunger artist's separation from society and lack of personal connections?

• Revelation

• Isolation

• Death

• Objectification

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following are TRUE?

• Franz Kafka's parents were unsupportive of his literary dedication

• His work consists primarily of protagonists experiencing suffering and seeking understanding of their own identity

• The hunger artist seeking validation and public attraction is reflective of the global issue of excessive pride and living for other people

• The hunger artist experiences an internal conflict between the suffering he feels while fasting for a critical audience and the joy his profession brings him

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The hunger artist had an ___________ when he recognized and revealed his true intention for fasting at the end of the passage

• anagnorisis

• dichotomy

• juxtaposition

• archetype

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What did the cage represent in A Hunger Artist?

• The hunger artist's home

• The impresario

• The hunger artist's body in which he feels imprisoned

• The circus

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

The hunger artist joined the circus

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4