View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the wish that Dinesen's aunt had for Dinesen?
(a) To compose an opera.
(b) To get a Masters degree.
(c) To get married.
(d) To become a doctor.

2. In photographs from her childhood, Dinesen appeared to the the _______________ sister.
(a) thinking.
(b) beautiful.
(c) belligerent.
(d) artistic.

3. By what other name was Dinesen called?
(a) Karen Blixen.
(b) Karen Blitzen.
(c) Karen Bingham.
(d) Karen Baxter.

4. What relation was Dinesen's fiance to the man she loved?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His school friend.
(d) His twin brother.

5. What were some of the first things that Dinesen wrote?
(a) Nursery rhymes.
(b) Poems.
(c) Little plays.
(d) Essays.

6. Why had Dinesen primarily married Bror?
(a) Financial status.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Love.
(d) Fear.

7. Dinesen's loyalties during the war were on the side of which country?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) Italy.

8. Who did Wilhelm Dinesen marry?
(a) Ingeborg Westenholz.
(b) Inga Westendorff.
(c) Inger Stevens.
(d) Irma Weisenheimer.

9. Which of the following does NOT describe Wilhelm Dinesen?
(a) He fought in wars.
(b) He went on hunting trips.
(c) He was an editor.
(d) He lived with Native Americans.

10. Some of Dinesen's letters to her family hinted at _____________________.
(a) religion.
(b) suicide.
(c) divorce.
(d) relocation.

11. What was Dinesen's native language?
(a) Danish.
(b) German.
(c) English.
(d) French.

12. With whom did Dinesen spend most of her time during her childhood?
(a) Her sisters.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her nanny.
(d) Her best friend.

13. Dinesen was always interested in writing and ________________.
(a) cooking.
(b) sculpting.
(c) riding horses.
(d) drawing.

14. What disease did Dinesen contract from Bror?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Pneumonia.

15. Dinesen's mother came from a family of ___________________.
(a) self-made millionaires.
(b) sculptors.
(c) musicians.
(d) athletes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dinesen became interested in Georg Brandes and ______________________.

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

3. What title did Dinesen attain after her marriage?

4. With which relative did Dinesen develop a conflict?

5. How could Dinesen's marriage to Bror be described?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 301 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample