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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why had Dinesen primarily married Bror?
(a) Financial status.
(b) Love.
(c) Fear.
(d) Guilt.
2. How old was Dinesen in 1906?
(a) 18.
(b) 14
(c) 29.
(d) 21.
3. Which war further strained Dinesen's relations with the aristocratic landowners in Africa?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Crimean War.
(c) The War of 1812.
(d) World War I.
4. How did Dinesen feel when Thomas went away?
(a) She was too busy to notice he was gone.
(b) She was glad he was gone.
(c) She missed him.
(d) She fell into a deep depression.
5. Which of Dinesen's sisters died at an early age?
(a) Mai.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Inger.
(d) Kristina.
6. Why did Dinesen's maternal family oppose her interest in the men in #25?
(a) They were enemies of the state.
(b) They were not Jewish.
(c) They would never amount to much.
(d) Their philosophies were too radical.
7. In what year did Dinesen accept a marriage proposal?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1948.
8. Which of the following does NOT describe Wilhelm Dinesen?
(a) He was an editor.
(b) He fought in wars.
(c) He lived with Native Americans.
(d) He went on hunting trips.
9. The person in #39 reminded Dinesen of __________________.
(a) her roommate.
(b) her father.
(c) her aunt.
(d) her sister.
10. How could Dinesen's marriage to Bror be described?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Exciting.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Content.
11. Who was Thomas?
(a) The butler.
(b) Dinesen's brother.
(c) Bror's valet.
(d) Dinesen's lover.
12. Who believed that both sexes should be celibate before marriage and monogamous afterward?
(a) Feminists.
(b) Priests.
(c) Nuns.
(d) Educators.
13. In what movement did Dinesen become interested?
(a) Religious.
(b) Healthcare.
(c) Education.
(d) Feminist.
14. In 1923 Dinesen's health failed due to Malaria or _________________.
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Syphilis.
15. What relation was Dinesen's fiance to the man she loved?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His school friend.
(c) His twin brother.
(d) His cousin.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who became a very close friend to Dinesen in Africa?
2. What did Dinesen choose to do to relieve stress and anxiety?
3. Dinesen became interested in Georg Brandes and ______________________.
4. What could Dinesen not tolerate in Bror?
5. How old was Dinesen when her father died?
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