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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hesse spend his time at home when he wasn't traveling or lecturing?
(a) In the taverns.
(b) With his wife and children.
(c) In the library.
(d) Alone in his study.

2. What was the name of the periodical to which Hesse contributed around the time of his first child's birth?
(a) Modernism.
(b) The Times.
(c) Futurism.
(d) South Germany.

3. What was the benefit of writing editorial pieces for Hesse?
(a) He achieved fame for it.
(b) He educated himself.
(c) He became politically active.
(d) He got income.

4. What was Hesse's relationship with Carl Jung?
(a) Jung reviewed his books.
(b) He reviewed Jung's books.
(c) He studied with him.
(d) He went into therapy with him.

5. What was Hesse's earliest memory?
(a) Nearly drowning in the bathtub.
(b) Being lost at a market.
(c) Being lifted to a mountain vista.
(d) Seeing a shooting star.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness did Hesse suffer from in Bern?

2. How did Hesse try to clarify "Siddhartha"?

3. Hesse finished his novel "Peter Camenzind" after traveling to ___________.

4. What does Hesse say about the senses in the poem that opens the epilogue?

5. With whom did Hesse break because of politics?

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