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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One Tanne, Chapters 5-8: Three Sisters; The Road to Katholm; Aunt Bess; Art and Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Dinesen after the death of her sister?
(a) She and her remaining sister drifted apart.
(b) She tried to kill herself.
(c) She immersed herself in her studies.
(d) She went into a deep depression.

2. What subject did Dinesen study at the Copenhagen Royal Academy?
(a) Music.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) History.
(d) Art.

3. Dinesen was adamant about not living her life _____________________.
(a) in Europe.
(b) through a husband.
(c) as a teacher.
(d) as a sculptor.

4. In what movement did Dinesen become interested?
(a) Religious.
(b) Feminist.
(c) Education.
(d) Healthcare.

5. What was Dinesen's most famous literary work?
(a) The Sound and the Fury.
(b) Out of Africa.
(c) Babbette's Feast.
(d) For Whom the Bell Tolls.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Andreas Nicolaj Hansen?

2. Which of the following does NOT describe Wilhelm Dinesen?

3. Who was Dinesen's younger sister?

4. Dinesen found that female students at the Copenhagen Royal Academy ____________________.

5. Most of Dinesen's work was created in which literary style?

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