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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, pgs. 37-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Hesse's parents want him to pass his degree?
(a) To get a better job.
(b) To minimize his military service.
(c) To work in the family business.
(d) To make him eligible for a good marriage.

2. When did Hesse learn to see a connection between art and rebellion?
(a) When he wanted to go to art school but was denied.
(b) When his uncle married a dancer against his family's wishes.
(c) When his older brother ran away to a music conservatory.
(d) When his mother left his father for an actor.

3. Where did Hesse commence his studies?
(a) Frankfurt.
(b) Maulbronn.
(c) Plettenberg.
(d) Landau.

4. What reason does Freedman give for Hesse's choice of subject matter?
(a) Hesse was trying to unravel the mystery of his birth.
(b) Hesse was trying to prophesy a better future.
(c) Hesse was looking for a sense of self.
(d) Hesse was trying to purge a sense of inherited guilt.

5. How does Freedman describe Hesse's world growing up?
(a) As impregnable.
(b) As hostile.
(c) As unmolested.
(d) As divided.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was interest in Hesse's work revived?

2. When did Hesse reach the height of his popularity?

3. What does Freedman say Hesse wrote about?

4. What cultures are blended in Hesse's writing?

5. When were Hesse's parents married?

(see the answer key)

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