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

2. What does Julle do as soon as she enters the room in the beginning of the first act?
(a) Opens a window.
(b) Reads a manuscript.
(c) Hugs Hedda.
(d) Writes a letter.

3. How were the furnishings in the house paid for?
(a) Berte lent Tesman the money to buy them.
(b) Julle mortgaged her annuity to pay for the furnishings.
(c) Hedda's inheritance paid for everything.
(d) Tesman could afford the furnishings with his salary.

4. 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) Cultural norms of the modern age.
(d) The role of religion in shaping the future.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Julle buy in honor of Hedda?

2. What does Hedda complain about just after greeting Julle?

3. From where are Tesman and Hedda returning?

4. Which of the following best characterizes Tesman's feeling towards Julle?

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

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