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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 attribute does he give Mrs Elvsted that he knows Hedda lacks?
(a) A great understanding of interpersonal relationships.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Intellectuality.
(d) The courage to act.

2. What does Lovborg want Tesman to see?
(a) That he is a potential candidate for the professorship.
(b) The manuscript to his next book.
(c) That he is a better writer than Tesman.
(d) Evidence of his reformed ways.

3. What is the profession of Jorgen Tesman?
(a) Politician.
(b) Academic researcher and aspiring professor.
(c) Merchant and importer.
(d) Tesman does not work.

4. What is the only thing that Mrs Elvsted knows about the woman whose shadow stands between her and Lovborg?
(a) She tried to shoot him with a pistol.
(b) Lovborg had asked her to marry him.
(c) She had rejected Lovborg for another man.
(d) She was a remarkable beauty, with red hair.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lovborg ask Hedda while they are alone?

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

3. What does Tesman bring to Hedda while she talks to Lovborg?

4. What does Lovborg confess to Hedda about his manuscript?

5. What is the relationship between Lovborg and Miss Diana?

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