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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. Does Berte leave her belongings lying around?
(a) No, the item belonged to Julle.
(b) No, Hedda had left it and forgotten about it.
(c) Yes, they were always returning things to her.
(d) Yes, and they dismissed her for it.

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

3. Why is Mrs Elvsted uneasy talking about her home life?
(a) Because her husband is unfaithful.
(b) Because her husband is an old flame of Hedda's.
(c) Because she knows Hedda is unhappy.
(d) Because she has just left her husband.

4. From where are Tesman and Hedda returning?
(a) The funeral of Hedda's father.
(b) Visiting a relative that is unwell.
(c) Their honeymoon.
(d) Spending the summer in the country.

5. Why might Tesman not get the professorship he was promised?
(a) There are doubts about Tesman's character.
(b) The subject of Tesman's book is irrevelant to the post.
(c) Tesman was gone too long on his travels.
(d) Lovborg is also being considered for the post.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role did Ejlert Lovborg play in the Elvsted household prior to the happenings in the play Hedda Gabler?

2. What are Mrs Elvsted's plans for the future?

3. What was Hedda's life like before she married?

4. What two events does Tesman accidentally schedule for the same time?

5. What is the relationship between Berte and Rina?

(see the answer key)

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