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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. Hesse's parents raised him for ___________.
(a) The law.
(b) The military.
(c) Business.
(d) The seminary.

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

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

4. Hesse run away from school to __________.
(a) Stuttgart.
(b) Salzburg.
(c) Geneva.
(d) Basel.

5. Where was Hesse born?
(a) Geneva.
(b) Swabia.
(c) Basel.
(d) Innsbruck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Hesse's family's religion?

2. What does Freedman say people look for in art?

3. What reason does Freedman give for Hesse's choice of subject matter?

4. What did Hesse record in special notebooks?

5. Where was Hesse apprenticed before he was brought home?

(see the answer key)

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