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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hesse win in August 1936?
(a) The Frankfurt Goethe Prize.
(b) The Gottfried Keller Prize.
(c) The Bauernfeld Prize.
(d) The Nobel Prize for Literature.

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

3. What happened to Hesse when the Great War began in 1914?
(a) He was called to service in France.
(b) He was called for service in Germany.
(c) He fled to Switzerland to escape military service.
(d) He was called to service in India.

4. What do Narcissus and Goldmund represent, in Freedman's account of "Narcissus and Goldmund"?
(a) Two halves of a divided self.
(b) Past and future.
(c) Male and female principles.
(d) Nature and language.

5. Why did Hesse's work on "The Glass Bead Game" stop in 1933?
(a) Illness.
(b) Depression.
(c) Domestic disturbances.
(d) Writer's block.

6. How did Hesse spend time with Ruth in 1922?
(a) Traveling to Italy.
(b) Traveling to Asia.
(c) Traveling to America.
(d) Hiking and walking.

7. What did Hans and Elsie Bodmer do for Hesse?
(a) Built a house for him.
(b) Kept his garden for him.
(c) Gave him a place to stay during his travels.
(d) Educated his children.

8. Which book resulted from Hesse's experiences of 1923?
(a) "Piktor's Metamorphoses."
(b) "Siddhartha."
(c) "Steppenwolf."
(d) "Demian."

9. How was "Narcissus and Goldmund" received?
(a) Well.
(b) With mixed reviews.
(c) With critical silence.
(d) Poorly.

10. How did Hesse's German audience change during the war?
(a) His works were banned.
(b) He fell into obscurity because his work was not relevant to the war.
(c) A devoted underground read him.
(d) His work was endorsed by the Nazis.

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

12. Where did Hesse eventually settle after leaving Bern?
(a) Nice.
(b) Montagnola.
(c) Lorraine.
(d) Geneva.

13. What was the subject of Hesse's book "Rosshalde"?
(a) The Hesses' lives in 1912-13.
(b) Hesse's unhappy marriage.
(c) Hesse's childhood.
(d) Hesse's children's birth.

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

15. What did Hesse do for escape while Ruth's father was dying?
(a) Studied myths and religion.
(b) Studied medicine.
(c) Traveled.
(d) Went to concerts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Narcissus and Goldmund" portray, according to Freedman?

2. How does Freedman describe Hesse's lifestyle after leaving Bern?

3. What did Hesse work on from 1931 to 1942?

4. What did Hesse and Ninon celebrate at the end of 1945?

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

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