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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did "The Glass Bead Game" represent, in Freedman's account?
(a) A system that replaced the crumbling German culture.
(b) A proposal for pacifist political strategy in Germany.
(c) A solution to the problems in German schools.
(d) An escape from contemporary politics.

3. In what role did "Siddhartha" put Hesse?
(a) Rebel leader.
(b) Spiritual leader of the youth.
(c) Martyr.
(d) Prophet.

4. What happened to Hesse's work in Germany as a result of Hesse's protest over the alteration of his poem?
(a) It was reviewed harshly.
(b) It dropped into obscurity.
(c) It was more popular than ever.
(d) It was banned by the Americans.

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

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

7. What did Hesse find attractive about the place where he eventually settled after leaving Bern?
(a) The cultural life.
(b) The proximity to his wife.
(c) The political stability.
(d) Its atmosphere.

8. According to Freedman, what experience did Hesse describe in "Steppenwolf"?
(a) Language acquisition.
(b) Neurotic breakdown.
(c) Collective neurosis.
(d) Warfare.

9. Why did Hesse not travel to accept his award?
(a) He could not afford it.
(b) His health was bad.
(c) He was afraid to travel.
(d) He wanted to protest the censorship of other writers.

10. Where did Hesse spend New Years in 1926?
(a) Basel with Maria.
(b) Zurich with Ruth.
(c) Calw with his family.
(d) Geneva with a mistress.

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

12. Hesse ultimately died of _____________.
(a) Leukemia.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Suicide.

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

14. Who was Hesse spending his time with by 1928?
(a) Maria.
(b) Elsie Bodmer.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Ninon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness did Hesse suffer from in Bern?

2. When did Hesse marry Ninon?

3. What did Hesse's travels do for his problems?

4. What was Hesse planning to do when he visited the spa in Baden in 1923?

5. Where did Hesse spend most of WW II?

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