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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaper 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hesse do to contribute to the war effort?
(a) Hesse donated the proceeds from his books.
(b) Hesse wrote propaganda for the ministry of war.
(c) Hesse collected books for German prisoners.
(d) Hesse campaigned against the war.

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

3. What did Hesse begin to write in 1884?
(a) History.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Plays.
(d) Novels.

4. When did Hesse begin to run away from school?
(a) In his second year.
(b) After a few days.
(c) Within a few months.
(d) In his last year.

5. What happened to Hesse's career in 1902?
(a) He was getting famous.
(b) He was more and more widely published.
(c) He was getting frustrated with all the rejection.
(d) He was published for the first time.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hesse react to his loneliness?

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

3. When was interest in Hesse's work revived?

4. Where did Hesse eventually settle after leaving Bern?

5. After Tubingen, how often did Hesse return home from his new job to visit family for holidays?

(see the answer key)

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