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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, pgs. 87-102.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What cultures are blended in Hesse's writing?
(a) Swiss and French.
(b) Alsatian and German.
(c) Austrian and Italian.
(d) German and Swiss.

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

3. What did Hesse do with friends Hans Drach and Heinrich Jennen?
(a) Rented a flat.
(b) Travelled.
(c) Recited poetry.
(d) Produced a play.

4. What does Freedman say Hesse wrote about?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Mundane things.
(c) Mystical experiences.
(d) War-time experiences.

5. How did Hesse feel in Tubingen?
(a) Messianic and ill.
(b) Confused and desperate.
(c) Productive and happy.
(d) Lonely and isolated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Hesse's work in Tubingen?

2. When did Hesse begin to run away from school?

3. What did Hesse record in special notebooks?

4. What was Hesse's earliest memory?

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

(see the answer key)

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