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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Hesse's closest friend in Tubingen?
(a) Hamelehle.
(b) Finckh.
(c) Ugel.
(d) Rupp.

2. Where did Hesse work once he had royalties coming in from his published works?
(a) A law firm.
(b) A library.
(c) A factory.
(d) A bookstore.

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

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

5. What reason does Freedman give for Hesse's choice of subject matter?
(a) Hesse was trying to purge a sense of inherited guilt.
(b) Hesse was trying to prophesy a better future.
(c) Hesse was trying to unravel the mystery of his birth.
(d) Hesse was looking for a sense of self.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose rule did Hesse grow up under?

2. What group did Hesse's work appeal to?

3. When was "Peter Camenzind" published?

4. What culture did Hesse participate in?

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

(see the answer key)

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