View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Master Builder, Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why won't Hedda go with Tesman to Aunt Julle's?
(a) Hedda wants to be completely free of darkness and death.
(b) Hedda cannot bear to watch her beloved aunt die.
(c) Hedda is too upset to leave the house.
(d) Hedda is expecting a visit from her father.

2. What excuse does Mrs. Linde give for being at the Helmers' residence?
(a) She was meeting with Krogstad.
(b) She wants to see Nora in her costume.
(c) She wants to see Dr. Rank.
(d) She wants to take care of the children instead of Helene.

3. To what animal does Torvald often compare Nora?
(a) He compares her to dolphin.
(b) He compares her to a songbird.
(c) He compares her to a raccoon.
(d) He compares her to a lion.

4. What was Hedda's father's career?
(a) He was a cobbler.
(b) He was a general.
(c) He was a clergyman.
(d) He was a teacher.

5. With whom does Tesman entrust Lovborg's manuscript?
(a) Mrs. Elvsted.
(b) Mr. Brack.
(c) Berte.
(d) Hedda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Oswald's plan once his illness incapacitates him?

2. Where is Mr. Lovborg invited upon his arrival to the Tesmans'?

3. What does Oswald feel he has to make up to Regine?

4. What possession of Hedda's does she want to keep, despite the fact that it doesn't match their home?

5. With what has Ejlert Lovborg recently had success?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 350 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample