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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the basis of the close friendship shared by Lovborg and Mrs Elvsted?
(a) Similar personalities.
(b) Working together on Lovborg's book.
(c) Long walks in the country.
(d) Hard times that brought them together.

3. What is the only thing that Mrs Elvsted knows about the woman whose shadow stands between her and Lovborg?
(a) She tried to shoot him with a pistol.
(b) She had rejected Lovborg for another man.
(c) Lovborg had asked her to marry him.
(d) She was a remarkable beauty, with red hair.

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

5. Which of the following best characterizes Mrs Elvsted's feelings regarding Lovborg?
(a) Proud, sure, and boastful.
(b) Fearful, thwarted, and rancorous.
(c) Skeptical and cautious.
(d) Protective, worried, and adoring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mrs Elvsted uneasy talking about her home life?

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

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

4. What does Tesman thank Brack for when Brack arrives at the house for the first time in Act 1?

5. What is the relationship between Berte and Rina?

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