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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What began to replace Hesse's work after "Siddhartha"?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Plays.
(c) Reviews and essays.
(d) Legal papers.

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

3. When did Hesse marry Ninon?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1933.

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

5. Which side did Hesse favor in WW I?
(a) The English.
(b) Hesse remained neutral and disinterested.
(c) Hesse campaigned actively against the war.
(d) The Germans.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was "Demian" received?

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

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

4. What happened when Hesse began to try to paint his dreams?

5. Who was Ninon Dolbin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Hesse's experience with psychoanalysis?

2. What prizes did Hesse win in 1946?

3. Describe Hesse's last years and death.

4. What physical problems was Hesse having at the end of the 1920s and the beginning of the 1930s?

5. Describe the novel "Siddhartha."

6. What did the Hesses celebrate at the end of 1945?

7. How did Hesse's marriage to Ruth progress?

8. Describe the period known as "Hesse's exile."

9. Describe "The Glass Bead Game."

10. Describe the novel "Rosshalde."

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