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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were Hesse's parents married?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1878.
(d) 1870.

2. Why was Hesse rejected from military service?
(a) Flat feet.
(b) Bad heart.
(c) Illness.
(d) Poor eyesight.

3. Why did Hesse change jobs for less money around 1901?
(a) To repair his reputation.
(b) To spend more time writing.
(c) To be closer to a woman.
(d) To live closer to home.

4. When was interest in Hesse's work revived?
(a) 2000s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1980s.

5. What does Freedman say about artists at the beginning of his biography of Hesse?
(a) They expose themselves in their work.
(b) They always avoid confronting their true selves.
(c) They are always searching for themselves.
(d) They hide behind masks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the periodical to which Hesse contributed around the time of his first child's birth?

2. After the birth of his son, how did Hesse spend a good deal of time?

3. What did Hesse begin to do in 1909?

4. Where did Hesse's father meet his wife?

5. Why did Herr Bernoulli refuse his daughter's hand to Hesse?

(see the answer key)

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