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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 role did Ejlert Lovborg play in the Elvsted household prior to the happenings in the play Hedda Gabler?
(a) He was the protege of Mr Elvsted.
(b) He was a close friend of Mr Elvsted.
(c) He tutored the children.
(d) He was a distant relation.

2. In Act 1, what is the role of Berte in the household?
(a) Visiting relative.
(b) Neighbor.
(c) Landlord.
(d) Housemaid.

3. In the second act, what do we learn about the hat incident?
(a) That Hedda was jealous of the hat.
(b) That Hedda is sorry she said anything.
(c) Hedda only pretended she thought the hat belonged to the maid.
(d) That Julle is still offended.

4. What does Hedda dream of convincing Tesman to do?
(a) Go into politics.
(b) Move to the country.
(c) Become more fashionable.
(d) Get his book published.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tesman ask of Hedda in Act 1 of HEDDA GABLER?

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

3. What did Julle buy in honor of Hedda?

4. What does Lovborg say about his recently published book?

5. What does Mrs Elvsted ask of Tesman in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?

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