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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. Where did Hesse's father meet his wife?
(a) In her father's business.
(b) In his father's publishing house.
(c) In his father's business.
(d) On a religious retreat.

2. What was Hesse's family's religion?
(a) Piet.
(b) Calvinist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Quaker.

3. How was Hesse seen by his parents from early childhood?
(a) As mercurial.
(b) As enigmatic.
(c) As intractable.
(d) As placid.

4. Where did Hesse commence his studies?
(a) Frankfurt.
(b) Plettenberg.
(c) Landau.
(d) Maulbronn.

5. When did Hesse reach the height of his popularity?
(a) 1910s.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1890s.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings did Hesse have?

2. Where did Hesse's grandfather marry his wife?

3. What culture did Hesse participate in?

4. What does Freedman say is the relationship between an artist's work and his life?

5. Hesse's parents raised him for ___________.

(see the answer key)

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