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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. Why did Tesman buy the house he did?
(a) It was the only one he could afford.
(b) It had many rooms for raising a family.
(c) It was close to his work.
(d) He believed Hedda wanted it more than any other.

2. What instrument makes its first appearance in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?
(a) A violin.
(b) A flute.
(c) A harp.
(d) A piano.

3. What was Hedda's life like before she married?
(a) She was a school teacher.
(b) She was the beautiful daughter of a poor family.
(c) She was the popular daughter of a general.
(d) She was the heiress to a large fortune.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who embroidered Tesman's slippers?

3. Which answer best describes Tesman's perception of Hedda?

4. What role did Ejlert Lovborg play in the Elvsted household prior to the happenings in the play Hedda Gabler?

5. Why is the professorship so important to Tesman?

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