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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Hesse's royalties in 1935?
(a) They were taken by the National Socialists.
(b) They were reduced by German inflation.
(c) They were cut off.
(d) They were donated to the government.

2. How does Hesse appear in Freedman's biography?
(a) As duplicitous.
(b) As unstable.
(c) As ultimately wise.
(d) As heroic.

3. What does the city represent in "Steppenwolf"?
(a) Hesse's internal psychology.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Human civilization.
(d) Confusion and being lost.

4. Where was the house Hesse rented in Ostermundigen located?
(a) Near the ocean.
(b) By a lake.
(c) On an estate.
(d) On a mountainside.

5. What is the subject of the poem that opens the epilogue?
(a) Politics.
(b) Morality.
(c) Religion.
(d) Creativity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Hesse's first child's name?

2. What book did Hesse publish in 1911 that was based on his travels to India?

3. What did Hesse's followers say about his writing after "Steppenwolf"?

4. Hesse ultimately died of _____________.

5. What was Hesse's relationship with Carl Jung?

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