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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Hesse born?
(a) 1877.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1887.
(d) 1882.

2. Where did Hesse take work after Tubingen?
(a) Frankfurt.
(b) Calw.
(c) Geneva.
(d) Basel.

3. In what role did "Siddhartha" put Hesse?
(a) Rebel leader.
(b) Prophet.
(c) Spiritual leader of the youth.
(d) Martyr.

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

5. What relation did Hesse's work have with his friendships?
(a) He learned from his friends, but he did not write about them.
(b) He described his friendships in detail in his work.
(c) He would use his friends as characters.
(d) His work had nothing to do with his friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hesse begin to visit when he took a new job after Tubingen?

2. What happened to Hesse's career in 1902?

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

4. How does Freedman describe Hesse's lifestyle after leaving Bern?

5. Where did Hesse begin to develop a social life in Tubingen?

(see the answer key)

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