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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the one thing that Hedda says she has an aptitude for?
(a) Light conversation.
(b) To bore herself.
(c) To dance and be merry.
(d) To be a wife.

2. To whom does Hedda not speak in Act 1 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) Tesman.
(b) Berte.
(c) Brack.
(d) Lovborg.

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

4. What does Hedda claim she has to keep her entertained at the end of Act 1 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) A growing family.
(b) Her father's pistols.
(c) A busy social life.
(d) A charming home.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the bouquet of flowers from?

3. What does Hedda dream of convincing Tesman to do?

4. Does Berte leave her belongings lying around?

5. What does Hedda tell Brack about her trip with Tesman?

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