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

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

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

4. 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) Tesman could afford the furnishings with his salary.
(d) Hedda's inheritance paid for everything.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of Jorgen Tesman?

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

3. What kept Hedda and Tesman up late the night of their return?

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

5. What instrument makes its first appearance in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?

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