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Quiz about The Mysterious Life of Kaspar Hauser

The Mysterious Life of Kaspar Hauser Quiz

A shoddily dressed teen appeared in the main street of Nurnberg, Germany, in the spring of 1828. His manner suggested to the townsfolk that he was mentally-affected or drunk. All he would say aloud was, 'I want to be a soldier as my father was.'

A multiple-choice quiz by lefois. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
lefois

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
77,815

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Kaspar Hauser had with him a letter which a kindly shoemaker found in his clothing. This letter was addressed to Hint

The Captain of the 4th Squadron of the 6th Regiment of the Cavalry in Nurnberg.

The Lutheran Church of Nurnberg

Capt. Kaspar Hauser Sr.

None of the above

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Question 2 of 10

2. The shoemaker took the boy to the Captain's house. His next stop was the local constabulary. Although he appeared to have a mental age of three or four, he was able to write one thing. What was it? Hint

Kaspar Hauser

Find Father

Help Me

God Loves Us

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Question 3 of 10

3. Kaspar was detained at a centre for vagabonds. During his stay the letter to the Captain was read. In this letter it was revealed Hint

Kaspar had never been allowed outdoors.

Kaspar had been left at the house of a poor labourer in 1812.

All of these.

Whoever found Kaspar could kill him or hang him up a chimney.

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Question 4 of 10

4. A gaoler took Kaspar into his own home. He noted something unusual about the young man. Hint

He would only eat fruits and berries.

He was afraid of females.

He had an unnaturally hairy physique.

None of the above.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Learning quickly to speak in broken sentences, and with a healthy public interest developing, Kaspar was able to reveal Hint

All of these.

He had a small bed and always had a shirt and trousers to wear.

He had lived his life in a 6 X 4 X 5 foot cell, in total darkness.

He had been given bread and water daily.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Eventually Kaspar claimed he was carried out-of-doors into the fresh air and sunlight. This experience caused Kaspar to faint.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Kaspar bore a remarkable resemblance to the grand ducal family of Baden. As interest in this foundling grew, he was visited by top lawyers, doctors and dignitaries of the day, who were convinced Kaspar was someone special. Coincidentally, the grand ducal family had suffered the sudden deaths of two baby princes, direct successors to the throne, around the estimated time of Kaspar's birth. It was suggested that Hint

Baby Kaspar had been smuggled out of the household by his distraught, powerless mother.

The Grand Duke of Baden had the young Kaspar abandoned alone in the depths of the forest to die.

An elderly nanny gave Kaspar to her relatives to save him from death.

None of these.

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Question 8 of 10

8. At the time of the Grand Duke of Baden's death in 1830, something curious happened. Hint

All of these

The Earl of Stanhope stated publicly that Kaspar was of Hungarian origin

The English Earl of Stanhope applied for and was granted, guardianship

A German dignitary, Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, made a public statement revealing details of Kaspar

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Question 9 of 10

9. No proof was ever produced to verify Kaspar Hauser's heritage.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Despite Kaspar's unique and tragic life, he lived to a ripe old age and finally found the life he had been so cruelly denied.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Kaspar Hauser had with him a letter which a kindly shoemaker found in his clothing. This letter was addressed to

Answer: The Captain of the 4th Squadron of the 6th Regiment of the Cavalry in Nurnberg.

Young Kaspar carried a letter addressed to, 'The Captain of the 4th Squadron of the 6th Regiment of the Cavalry in Nurnberg'.

Answer: Kaspar Hauser

He could only write his name.

3. Kaspar was detained at a centre for vagabonds. During his stay the letter to the Captain was read. In this letter it was revealed

Answer: All of these.

This letter also stated that the labourer who had kept him had ten children of his own and he couldn't keep Kaspar anymore.

4. A gaoler took Kaspar into his own home. He noted something unusual about the young man.

Answer: None of the above.

In actual fact, Kaspar would only eat bread and water. Anything else would make him ill. He had a sturdy build, but feet like a baby, could not use his fingers with any dexterity, and his only facial expression was that of a smiling, innocent baby. He seemed to not differentiate between males and females.

5. Learning quickly to speak in broken sentences, and with a healthy public interest developing, Kaspar was able to reveal

Answer: All of these.

He also had revealed that there was something in his water occasionally, and he would sleep, and when he awoke he would be freshly dressed and groomed. One day a man arrived who taught him how to write his name and repeat, 'I want to be a soldier as my father was.'

6. Eventually Kaspar claimed he was carried out-of-doors into the fresh air and sunlight. This experience caused Kaspar to faint.

Answer: True

Kaspar could eventually relate that this was his last memory before finding himself on the streets of Nurnberg.

Answer: None of these.

As close as anyone can know, it is believed that if Grand Duchess Stephanie, the Grand Duke's wife and purported mother of Kaspar, could not produce an heir, the direct line of succession would fall to the children of the Countess of Hochberg. She is said to have smuggled a peasant's dead baby into the palace, replacing Stephanie's first born (Kaspar).

The real Kaspar was given to a Major Hennenhofer, who placed the royal child in the care of a former soldier.

8. At the time of the Grand Duke of Baden's death in 1830, something curious happened.

Answer: All of these

The content of Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach's comments read as follows: 'The crime against Kaspar's liberty was not prompted by hatred or revenge, solely by selfish interest. Kaspar Hauser is the legitimate son of royal parents and was put out of the way to open the succession to other heirs.'

9. No proof was ever produced to verify Kaspar Hauser's heritage.

Answer: True

It is believed that Major Hennenhofer had documentation but all his personal papers were destroyed shortly after his death.

DNA analysis and blood analysis in 1996, 2002 and 2024 were inconclusive. The House of Baden doesn't allow medial examinations of the remains of members of the family.

10. Despite Kaspar's unique and tragic life, he lived to a ripe old age and finally found the life he had been so cruelly denied.

Answer: False

In 1833, Kaspar was lured to a park in Ansbach with a promise of information regarding his parentage. He was stabbed in the chest and although he was able to crawl home, he died of his injuries three days later.

Source: Author lefois

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