Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Which of the following does NOT describe Dinesen upon her return to her parents' home in Denmark? (from Book Three Isak Dinesen, Chapters 33-36: Amor Fati; Seven Gothic Tales; In a Dark Wood; Out of Africa)

Bad-tempered.

Hypersensitive.

Amiable.

Selfish.

2.

What did Dinesen try to do after Bror left? (from Book Two Tania, Chapters 25-28: A Love of Parallels; Nature and the Ideal; Holding Out; A Release from Self)

Sell the farm.

Open a safari business.

Start a jewelry company.

Run the coffee plantation.

3.

What split Dinesen and Denys apart for a while? (from Book Two Tania, Chapters 25-28: A Love of Parallels; Nature and the Ideal; Holding Out; A Release from Self)

Her pregnancy.

His travel.

Her illness.

Bror.

4.

Dinesen thought that _________________________ were among the most courageous acts a human could do. (from Book Three Isak Dinesen, Chapters 33-36: Amor Fati; Seven Gothic Tales; In a Dark Wood; Out of Africa)

acknowledging and confronting an abyss.

identifying and eliminating poverty.

recognizing and acknowledging heroism.

validating and praising people.

5.

How did Hans Blixen die? (from Book Two Tania, Chapters 15-20: Sea Change; A Still Country; The Clear Darkness; Safari Life; Lucifer's Child; The Wing of Death)

In an airplane crash.

In a car crash.

A terminal illness.

In a lake.

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