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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Tesman get Lovborg's manuscript?
(a) Brack gave it to him for safe keeping.
(b) He stole it when Lovborg wasn't looking.
(c) He found it on the side of the road.
(d) He borrowed it to read.

2. At the end of Act 2, what does Hedda confess to Mrs Elvsted that she wants out of the whole situation?
(a) To see Lovborg succumb to weakness.
(b) To win Lovborg's love.
(c) To secure the professorship for Tesman.
(d) To influence a human fate.

3. What does Tesman thank Brack for when Brack arrives at the house for the first time in Act 1?
(a) Always being a good friend to Hedda.
(b) Looking after Julle while they were away.
(c) Making the financial arrangements for the house.
(d) Coming so promptly after receiving his letter.

4. What does the letter sent in Act 1 of HEDDA GABLE propose to do?
(a) Warn Mrs Elvsted's husband of her whereabouts.
(b) Invite Ejlert Lovborg over that evening.
(c) Summon Brack to the house.
(d) Make arrangements for a celebration.

5. What was Hedda's life like before she married?
(a) She was the popular daughter of a general.
(b) She was a school teacher.
(c) She was the beautiful daughter of a poor family.
(d) She was the heiress to a large fortune.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julle do as soon as she enters the room in the beginning of the first act?

2. What is the one thing that Hedda says she has an aptitude for?

3. Which of the following best characterizes the dinner party at Brack's house?

4. What does Lovborg ask Hedda while they are alone?

5. How long has Mrs Elvsted been in town?

(see the answer key)

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