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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, pgs. 37-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose rule did Hesse grow up under?
(a) Czar Alexander II.
(b) Bismarck.
(c) Bonaparte.
(d) Queen Victoria.

2. What does Freedman say Hesse wrote about?
(a) War-time experiences.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Mystical experiences.
(d) Mundane things.

3. When was interest in Hesse's work revived?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 2000s.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1960s.

4. What did Hesse record in special notebooks?
(a) His injuries.
(b) His dreams.
(c) His reading.
(d) His thoughts.

5. What cultures are blended in Hesse's writing?
(a) Austrian and Italian.
(b) Swiss and French.
(c) Alsatian and German.
(d) German and Swiss.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hesse reach the height of his popularity?

2. How was Hesse seen by his parents from early childhood?

3. Hesse run away from school to __________.

4. Freedman said that the tensions in Hesse's works came from ________________.

5. Where did Hesse's father meet his wife?

(see the answer key)

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