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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through May 18, 1942 through October 12, 1942 (Pages 133 - 231).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By September of 1941, it becomes clear from her diary entries that Etty Hillesum has begun to change _________________.
(a) Very little.
(b) Quite a bit.
(c) Significantly and radically.
(d) Somewhat.

2. Etty's relationship with her father is somewhat __________.
(a) Strained.
(b) Annoying.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Loving.

3. Who was Etty's favorite author?
(a) Catherine Aird.
(b) Langston Hughes.
(c) Tapani, Bagge.
(d) Rainer Maria Rilke.

4. Etty returns to a sincere desire to pay more attention to her inner life as a way of bringing about what?
(a) Internal change.
(b) Love.
(c) External change.
(d) Peace.

5. Etty finally has a glimpse of her place where?
(a) In the larger historical picture.
(b) In society.
(c) In a concentration camp.
(d) In Amsterdam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Etty's devotion to the higher purpose of carrying out God's will and design for her life becomes what?

2. Hillesum is ___________; someone who is actively involved in examining the world and her perceptions thereof from the inside out rather than the other way around.

3. This person was the founder of what?

4. Etty Hillesum had devoted herself to honing her craft. What was her craft?

5. Does Etty feel it is necessary to purge her personality of everything possible which does not support her new way of being in the world?

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