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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Freedman said that the tensions in Hesse's works came from ________________.
(a) Conflicts between Hesse and his parents.
(b) Conflicting impulses in Hesse's life.
(c) The conflicts in the air during Hesse's times.
(d) Traumatic experiences Hesse had in childhood.

2. What group did Hesse's work appeal to?
(a) The Youth Movement.
(b) The Naturists.
(c) The Futurists.
(d) The Modernists.

3. What does Freedman say the period of Hesse's renewed writing and painting after separating from his wife is called?
(a) Hesse's renewal.
(b) Hesse's transition.
(c) Hesse's renaissance.
(d) Hesse's third new life.

4. What did Hesse do to contribute to the war effort?
(a) Hesse collected books for German prisoners.
(b) Hesse campaigned against the war.
(c) Hesse wrote propaganda for the ministry of war.
(d) Hesse donated the proceeds from his books.

5. How does Freedman describe Hesse's lifestyle after leaving Bern?
(a) Monastic but productive.
(b) Aimless and uncomfortable.
(c) Sensational and insincere.
(d) Liberated and debased.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hesse arrive in Tubingen?

2. What did Hesse realize about his problems in 1922?

3. Where did Hesse take work after Tubingen?

4. When did Hesse finish writing "Steppenwolf"?

5. Which book resulted from Hesse's experiences of 1923?

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