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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 was one of the reasons that Dinesen's stories were so well received?
(a) Her treatment of sexuality.
(b) Her bawdy language.
(c) Her philanthropy.
(d) Her appreciation for fine art.

2. What was the name of the family home where Dinesen decided to spend time in 1900?
(a) Kathcart.
(b) Kathton.
(c) Katholm.
(d) Kathberg.

3. In 1923 Dinesen's health failed due to Malaria or _________________.
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Syphilis.
(d) Diabetes.

4. Dinesen found that female students at the Copenhagen Royal Academy ____________________.
(a) were treated as if they were biding their time until marriage.
(b) dropped out more frequently than males.
(c) were more likely to study on weekends.
(d) swooned easily at their male instructors.

5. Who was Dinesen's younger sister?
(a) Eva.
(b) Elaine.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Ellen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dinesen was ___________________ in the classic sense.

2. Who was Andreas Nicolaj Hansen?

3. Which of the following was NOT a typical theme for Dinesen's work?

4. After the war, Dinesen's health disintegrated due to age and ___________________.

5. In what year did Dinesen accept a marriage proposal?

(see the answer key)

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