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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Hedda marry Tesman?
(a) She found him pathetically eager to support her while no one else was.
(b) She was betrothed to him as a small child.
(c) She was desperately in love with him and he with her.
(d) She had an illicit relationship with him and became pregnant.

2. Why is Aline worried about his declaration?
(a) She knows heights make him dizzy.
(b) She knows Hilde wants to climb up the tower with him.
(c) She knows Ragnar has already hung a flag.
(d) She knows Kaja has destroyed his wreath.

3. What children did Solness and Aline have?
(a) They had twin boys.
(b) They had one boy.
(c) They had one girl.
(d) They had twin girls.

4. Which of the Master Builder's assistants is in love with him?
(a) Hilde.
(b) Brovik.
(c) Kaja.
(d) Ragnar.

5. What has Solness promised Hilde?
(a) He has promised her money for an education.
(b) He has promised she can be the princess in his tower.
(c) He has promised her a new house of her very own.
(d) He has promised her a new dog and horse.

6. What destroyed Solness and Aline's original home?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) A fire.
(c) A flood.
(d) A tornado.

7. What object did Aunt Julle purchase to impress Hedda?
(a) She purchased an expensive shawl.
(b) She purchased a parasol.
(c) She purchased a new hat.
(d) She purchased new shoes.

8. What is Lovborg's new book about?
(a) A medical thesaurus.
(b) A history of machination.
(c) The future of the wilderness.
(d) The future of civilization.

9. Who assisted Ejlert Lovborg with his project?
(a) Tesman.
(b) Berte.
(c) Mrs. Elvsted.
(d) Hedda Gabler.

10. To what does Mrs. Elvsted compare the manuscript?
(a) She compares it to a meal.
(b) She compares it to a guitar.
(c) She compares it to a child.
(d) She compares it to a horse.

11. To what does Solness compare Hilde upon her entrance?
(a) Light.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Building.
(d) Letters.

12. Where is Mr. Lovborg invited upon his arrival to the Tesmans'?
(a) He is invited to the back porch by Hedda.
(b) He is invited to the theatre by Aunt Julle.
(c) He is invited to Mr. Brack's for a party.
(d) He is invited to Mrs. Elvsted's for tea.

13. With what type of person is Solness prone to having relationships?
(a) He is prone to relationships with older women.
(b) He is prone to relationships with very poor women.
(c) He is prone to relationships with very intelligent women.
(d) He is prone to relationships with younger women.

14. What does Hedda finally do with the manuscript?
(a) She gives it back to Lovborg.
(b) She claims it as her own and publishes it.
(c) She burns it in the fireplace.
(d) She gives it back to Tesman.

15. What gift does Hedda give Mr. Lovborg?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A photograph.
(c) An embroidery.
(d) His manuscript.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Hedda give about her former relationship with Lovborg?

2. What is Solness paranoid really happened to the house?

3. Whom does Hedda "playfully" shoot at?

4. How did Lovborg really die?

5. What instrument does Hedda raucously play as Tesman and Mrs. Elvsted try to rewrite the manuscript?

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