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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. To what does Brack invite Tesman?
(a) A party at the home of a wealthy relative.
(b) A discussion of the professorship.
(c) A literary gathering.
(d) A stag dinner.

2. What does Tesman ask Berte to put away for him?
(a) Some money he's saved.
(b) Some personal letters he doesn't want Hedda to see.
(c) A suitcase full of notes and research.
(d) His pistols.

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

4. How does Hedda feel about the house she lives in?
(a) She thinks the house is plain and depressing.
(b) She thinks the house will be good for raising a family.
(c) She thinks it smells of old ladies and death.
(d) She loves the way the house has been furnished.

5. What does Hedda do when Brack arrives in the beginning of Act 2 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) Wishes Tesman were at home so she wouldn't have to be alone with Brack.
(b) HideS Tesman's manuscript.
(c) ShootS at him with her pistol.
(d) Expresses her pleasure at being alone with Brack.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tesman and Brack first invite Lovborg to Brack's party, what does Lovborg do?

2. In the second act, what do we learn about the hat incident?

3. What is the only thing that Mrs Elvsted knows about the woman whose shadow stands between her and Lovborg?

4. How does Hedda feel about the possibility of motherhood?

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

(see the answer key)

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