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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, pgs. 57-87.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Hesse's parents' profession?
(a) Missionaries.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Small business owners.
(d) Social servants.

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

3. Hesse's upbringing was influenced by the cultures of __________________.
(a) India and Germany.
(b) Italy and Germany.
(c) South Africa and Switzerland.
(d) Switzerland and France.

4. What does Freedman say people look for in art?
(a) Truths.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Gossip.
(d) Gods.

5. How does Freedman describe Hesse's world growing up?
(a) As hostile.
(b) As divided.
(c) As impregnable.
(d) As unmolested.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hesse reach the height of his popularity?

2. How was Hesse seen by his parents from early childhood?

3. What happened immediately before Hesse tried to kill himself?

4. Hesse's parents raised him for ___________.

5. What was Hesse's relationship with the works he began to write in Tubingen?

(see the answer key)

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