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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. Who are the first two characters to appear in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?
(a) Julle and Tesman.
(b) Julle and Berte.
(c) Tesman and Berte.
(d) Jorgen and Hedda.

2. What would best characterize the way Hedda greets Julle?
(a) Excited and enthusiastic.
(b) Loving and warm.
(c) Appreciative and obliging.
(d) Cool and formal.

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

4. What does Tesman think of the book Lovborg read out loud at Brack's party?
(a) He thinks it is plagiarism of his own work.
(b) He thinks it's one of the most remarkable books ever written.
(c) He thinks it's dull and simplistic.
(d) He thinks it is interesting but poorly written.

5. What are people suggesting when they note Hedda has "filled out" during her travels?
(a) That she is letting herself go.
(b) That she doesn't love her husband.
(c) That she lives a life of leisure.
(d) That she is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing that Mrs Elvsted knows about the woman whose shadow stands between her and Lovborg?

2. Which answer best describes Tesman's perception of Hedda?

3. Which of the following best characterizes Tesman's feeling towards Julle?

4. In the second act, what do we learn about the hat incident?

5. Of what does Lovborg accuse Mrs. Elvsted?

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