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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. What is Lovborg going to do for Tesman?
(a) Recommend Tesman for another post if Lovborg is rewarded the professorship.
(b) Stay with Hedda so Tesman can leave for Brack's party.
(c) Wait until Tesman has the professorship before publishing his book.
(d) Help him with his book.

2. What did Julle buy in honor of Hedda?
(a) A hat.
(b) A book.
(c) A dress.
(d) A necklace.

3. How is Lovborg's book received by the public?
(a) It is ridiculed.
(b) It is very well received and called 'a sensation'.
(c) It is disputed by the academic community.
(d) It becomes the most popular novel of the time.

4. What does Tesman bring to Hedda while she talks to Lovborg?
(a) Punch and cakes.
(b) A bouquet of flowers.
(c) His book.
(d) A letter from Mrs Elvsted.

5. What do Julle and Tesman discuss as a strong ability of Tesman's?
(a) Foreseeing the direction society will take.
(b) Making sense of confusing information.
(c) Seeing the influence of small actions.
(d) Collecting and arranging.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason that Brack gives Hedda for telling her everything that happened to Lovborg the previous evening?

2. What happens to the manuscript when Tesman leaves?

3. Why is the professorship so important to Tesman?

4. What is the relationship between Berte and Rina?

5. What two events does Tesman accidentally schedule for the same time?

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