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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 are people suggesting when they note Hedda has "filled out" during her travels?
(a) That she is pregnant.
(b) That she is letting herself go.
(c) That she doesn't love her husband.
(d) That she lives a life of leisure.

2. Why are people concerned about Rina?
(a) She is missing.
(b) She is elderly and bedridden.
(c) She recently offended an important man.
(d) She is about to have a child.

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

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

5. What does Hedda threaten to do to Berte in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?
(a) Cut her hair off.
(b) Send her to care for Rina.
(c) Dismiss her.
(d) Visit her every day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the book Tesman is working on about?

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

3. Which are the most appropriate words to describe Hedda in the first act?

4. What does Julle do as soon as she enters the room in the beginning of the first act?

5. What is the profession of Jorgen Tesman?

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