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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Mrs Elvsted does Hedda find "irritating"?
(a) Her manner of speaking.
(b) Her clothes.
(c) Her mannerisms.
(d) Her hair.

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

3. What does Hedda suggest that Lovborg do beautifully?
(a) End it all.
(b) Apologize to Mrs Elvsted.
(c) Go to the interview for the professorship.
(d) Write another book.

4. What influence does Hedda want over Lovborg?
(a) Power.
(b) She wants him to love her.
(c) She wants revenge.
(d) She wants to ruin him.

5. At the end of Act 2, what does Hedda confess to Mrs Elvsted that she wants out of the whole situation?
(a) To secure the professorship for Tesman.
(b) To see Lovborg succumb to weakness.
(c) To win Lovborg's love.
(d) To influence a human fate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs Elvsted ask of Tesman in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?

2. What is the likely reason that Hedda dreams of controlling another person's destiny?

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

4. What reason does Hedda give Lovborg for not following through on a threat she made a long time ago?

5. What does Hedda remember getting Lovborg to confess?

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