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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When did Hesse begin to publish his poems?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1891.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1897.

4. When was Hesse's first child born?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1905.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What culture did Hesse participate in?

2. When was Hesse born?

3. When were Hesse and Maria married?

4. What novel was Hesse finishing when he returned to work after his mother's death?

5. What changed Herr's refusal of Hesse's proposal to marry Maria Bernoulli?

(see the answer key)

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