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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three Isak Dinesen, Chapters 37-40: Winter's Tales; Life in a Cage; Heretics; Death of a Centaur.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dinesen do after being at home in Denmark for awhile?
(a) Married for the second time.
(b) Returned to Africa.
(c) Moved to America.
(d) Traveled the world.

2. In which city did Dinesen study art?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) New York.
(d) Madrid.

3. After the war, Dinesen became involved with a movement of young ___________________.
(a) politicians.
(b) spiritualists.
(c) authors and poets.
(d) business people.

4. After the war, Dinesen entered the ___________________ market in the United States.
(a) magazine.
(b) newspaper.
(c) book.
(d) radio.

5. Durind Dinesen's time, competing with a man was considered to be ___________________.
(a) amusing.
(b) unwomanly.
(c) a waste of time.
(d) admirable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pen name did Dinesen adopt?

2. What split Dinesen and Denys apart for a while?

3. What was the name of the book which Dinesen worked on during World War II?

4. What did Denys do for Dinesen that was better than anyone else could do?

5. The person in #39 reminded Dinesen of __________________.

(see the answer key)

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