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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. In Act 2, who are the two people expected to be visiting the Tesman home in the evening?
(a) Lovborg and Brack.
(b) Julle and Mrs Elvsted.
(c) Berte and Lovborg.
(d) Mrs Elvsted and Lovborg.

2. What does Julle do as soon as she enters the room in the beginning of the first act?
(a) Reads a manuscript.
(b) Opens a window.
(c) Hugs Hedda.
(d) Writes a letter.

3. What does Hedda threaten to do to Berte in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?
(a) Send her to care for Rina.
(b) Cut her hair off.
(c) Dismiss her.
(d) Visit her every day.

4. Which of the following best characterizes Hedda's view of her marriage at the end of Act 1?
(a) Exciting and adventurous.
(b) Unimportant and temporary.
(c) Comfortable and supportive.
(d) A disappointment and boring.

5. What does Lovborg take with him to Brack's?
(a) His manuscript.
(b) Mrs Elvsted's glove.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A bottle of punch.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Mrs Elvsted arrives, what does Lovborg talk about?

2. What does Hedda do when Brack arrives in the beginning of Act 2 of HEDDA GABLER?

3. When Hedda and Brack are discussing a trip in a compartment on a train, what are they really discussing?

4. From their conversation, what can one infer about Brack and Hedda in Act 2?

5. What would best characterize the way Hedda greets Julle?

(see the answer key)

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