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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does Tesman's note bring?
(a) His friend Mr. Brack has been killed.
(b) His Aunt Julle is coming to visit.
(c) His Aunt Rina is close to death.
(d) He has been granted the university job.

2. Why did Hedda mention she liked the villa?
(a) She mentioned it on a walk with the awkward Tesman because she felt sorry for him.
(b) She had admired it ever since childhood.
(c) She wanted to be near the sea, where the villa stood.
(d) She knew it was Tesman's dream house and wanted him to be happy.

3. What is Oswald's plan once his illness incapacitates him?
(a) He plans to marry Regine and profligate the family.
(b) He plans to paint as much as he can.
(c) He plans to kill himself with morphine pills.
(d) He plans to commit himself fully to prayer.

4. What letter does Torvald ask Helene to mail?
(a) A letter containing Dr. Rank's will.
(b) A letter containing Nora's forgery.
(c) A letter to Torvald's mother.
(d) A letter containing Krogstad's notice.

5. What will Tesman and Mrs. Elvsted use to reconstruct the manuscript?
(a) They will use Lovborg's notes.
(b) They will use Mrs. Elvsted's memory.
(c) They will use Tesman's memory of Lovborg's reading.
(d) They will use Lovborg's recordings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lovborg tell Mrs. Elvsted about the manuscript?

2. With what has Ejlert Lovborg recently had success?

3. How does Hedda die?

4. Who does Mrs. Alving credit with her intellectual awakening?

5. What faux pas does Hedda commit against Mrs. Elvsted.

(see the answer key)

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