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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. From where are Tesman and Hedda returning?
(a) Spending the summer in the country.
(b) Visiting a relative that is unwell.
(c) The funeral of Hedda's father.
(d) Their honeymoon.

4. What does Hedda complain about just after greeting Julle?
(a) How long it has been since they've met.
(b) Having nothing to do.
(c) The difficulty with servants.
(d) An open window.

5. Who embroidered Tesman's slippers?
(a) Julle.
(b) His Aunt Rina.
(c) Hedda.
(d) Berte.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Act 1, what is the role of Berte in the household?

3. What does Julle give to Tesman before she leaves?

4. What does Tesman ask Berte to put away for him?

5. What is Hedda's state of mind after Julle leaves?

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