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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best characterizes Lovborg the night of Brack's party?
(a) Desperate and scheming.
(b) Strong and willful.
(c) Out of control and drunken.
(d) Eloquent and learned.

2. What reason does Hedda give Lovborg for not following through on a threat she made a long time ago?
(a) Because she loved Lovborg.
(b) She knew it was wrong.
(c) She was a coward and afraid of scandal.
(d) It would have damaged her chances of marrying Tesman.

3. 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 borrowed it to read.
(d) He found it on the side of the road.

4. Which of the following best characterizes the dinner party at Brack's house?
(a) Wild and uncontrolled.
(b) Poorly attended and brief.
(c) Sophisticated and intellectual.
(d) Dull and monotonous.

5. What does Lovborg take with him to Brack's?
(a) Mrs Elvsted's glove.
(b) A bottle of punch.
(c) His manuscript.
(d) A pistol.

6. What does Hedda say she is doing at the end of Act 3 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) Destroying her past.
(b) Burning a child.
(c) Destroying Lovborg's future.
(d) Making an opportunity for Tesman.

7. What does Brack suggest is Lovborg's motive for visiting the Tesman household?
(a) To get leverage to win the professorship.
(b) To have access to Tesman's work.
(c) To get close to Hedda.
(d) To use it as a meeting place with Mrs Elvsted.

8. What attribute does he give Mrs Elvsted that he knows Hedda lacks?
(a) A great understanding of interpersonal relationships.
(b) Intellectuality.
(c) The courage to act.
(d) Beauty.

9. How many copies of Lovborg's manuscript exist?
(a) Two, but only one is available because the other is at the Elvsted house.
(b) One that was divided into two pieces and seperated.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

10. What is the relationship between Lovborg and Miss Diana?
(a) They were former lovers.
(b) Miss Diana is his cousin who has always helped him through hard times.
(c) Miss Diana works at the police station and remembers him from before his reformation.
(d) Lovborg owes Miss Diana money that she hopes to recover by the sale of his book.

11. What is Hedda doing when Tesman returns from Brack's party?
(a) Writing a letter.
(b) Stoking the fire.
(c) Reading Lovborg's book.
(d) Talking with Mrs Elvsted.

12. What reason does Hedda give for refusing to go with Tesman to Rina?
(a) She says she needs to free herself from darkness and death.
(b) Someone needs to guard the manuscript.
(c) She needs to wait for Lovborg to arrive.
(d) She feels unwell.

13. What does Tesman confess to feeling about Lovborg's book?
(a) Anger.
(b) Envy.
(c) Disappointment.
(d) Pity.

14. What is becoming clear about Brack's motives with Hedda?
(a) Brack is looking after her for her father.
(b) Brack wants a more intimate relationship with Hedda.
(c) Brack is jealous of Tesman.
(d) Brack is willing to do anything that Hedda asks.

15. What does Lovborg know after his night at Brack's?
(a) The he will not be able to maintain a respectable lifestyle.
(b) That he is the best man for the professorship.
(c) That it is pointless for him to write books.
(d) That he is in love with Hedda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tesman tell Hedda that Lovborg made a long rambling speech about at Brack's party?

2. What does Lovborg try to call Hedda when they are alone?

3. What did Hedda envision for Lovborg the night of Brack's party?

4. What does Hedda destroy in the end of Act 3 of HEDDA GABLER?

5. What does Lovborg confess to Hedda about his manuscript?

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