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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Lovborg write his book?
(a) In his "good days" before he started drinking.
(b) Within the year prior to the happenings in Hedda Gabler.
(c) When he was unter the tutelage of Mr Elvsted.
(d) During a long solitary vacation.

2. Why are people concerned about Rina?
(a) She recently offended an important man.
(b) She is about to have a child.
(c) She is elderly and bedridden.
(d) She is missing.

3. What was the basis of the close friendship shared by Lovborg and Mrs Elvsted?
(a) Similar personalities.
(b) Working together on Lovborg's book.
(c) Hard times that brought them together.
(d) Long walks in the country.

4. Which are the most appropriate words to describe Hedda in the first act?
(a) Professional and competent.
(b) Loving and kind.
(c) Particular and demanding.
(d) Relaxed and lazy.

5. What are people suggesting when they note Hedda has "filled out" during her travels?
(a) That she doesn't love her husband.
(b) That she is letting herself go.
(c) That she is pregnant.
(d) That she lives a life of leisure.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Julle and Tesman discuss as a strong ability of Tesman's?

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

4. What does the letter sent in Act 1 of HEDDA GABLE propose to do?

5. When Julle leaves at the end of Act 1, what are her plans for returning?

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