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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. For what reason was Hesse determined to be an artist?
(a) His mother's inspiration.
(b) His father's example.
(c) His brother's failure.
(d) He wanted to rebel against his father.

2. How did Hesse react to his loneliness?
(a) He drank.
(b) He wrote adventure stories.
(c) He read avidly.
(d) He traveled.

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

4. Why did Hesse's parents want him to pass his degree?
(a) To make him eligible for a good marriage.
(b) To minimize his military service.
(c) To work in the family business.
(d) To get a better job.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Freedman describe Hesse's world growing up?

2. Why was Hesse rejected from military service?

3. Freedman said that the tensions in Hesse's works came from ________________.

4. Where did Hesse's father meet his wife?

5. Where did Hesse commence his studies?

(see the answer key)

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