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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 would best characterize the way Hedda greets Julle?
(a) Loving and warm.
(b) Excited and enthusiastic.
(c) Appreciative and obliging.
(d) Cool and formal.

2. Who are the first two characters to appear in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?
(a) Julle and Berte.
(b) Tesman and Berte.
(c) Jorgen and Hedda.
(d) Julle and Tesman.

3. Which of the following best characterizes Tesman's feeling towards Julle?
(a) Intimidated and reverent.
(b) Afectionate and doting.
(c) Bossy and callous.
(d) Tolerant and accepting.

4. What do Julle and Tesman discuss as a strong ability of Tesman's?
(a) Seeing the influence of small actions.
(b) Collecting and arranging.
(c) Making sense of confusing information.
(d) Foreseeing the direction society will take.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are people suggesting when they note Hedda has "filled out" during her travels?

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

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

4. Who embroidered Tesman's slippers?

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

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