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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What state of mind is Mrs Elvsted in when she arrives?
(a) Excited and bubbly.
(b) Concerned and thoughtful.
(c) Confident and cheery.
(d) Nervous and desperate.

2. When Hedda and Brack are discussing a trip in a compartment on a train, what are they really discussing?
(a) Getting away from society.
(b) Fidelity in marriage.
(c) The importance of having good friends close by.
(d) The unexpected in life.

3. What do Julle and Tesman discuss as a strong ability of Tesman's?
(a) Foreseeing the direction society will take.
(b) Collecting and arranging.
(c) Making sense of confusing information.
(d) Seeing the influence of small actions.

4. Where does Hedda insist on sitting when Mrs Elvsted joins her and Lovborg?
(a) At Lovborg's right hand.
(b) Next to Mrs Elvsted where she can watch Lovborg.
(c) In between Lovborg and Mrs Elvsted.
(d) In the seat looking at both of them.

5. What is the book Tesman is working on about?
(a) The role of religion in shaping the future.
(b) Cultural norms of the modern age.
(c) Domestic crafts of Brabant in the Middle Ages.
(d) The importance of family in society.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Lovborg write his book?

2. What does Hedda threaten to do to Berte in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?

3. What becomes apparent as soon as Hedda and Lovborg converse alone?

4. Who are the first two characters to appear in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?

5. What does Mrs Elvsted tell Hedda that Lovborg has done for her specifically because he knew she wanted it?

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