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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 does Hedda want at the end of 1Act 1 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) Peace from the world to be with her family.
(b) A child.
(c) To be reunited with old friends.
(d) A salon, a footman, and a horse.

2. Which of the following best describes Mrs Elvsted's marriage?
(a) Passionate and unwise.
(b) Comfortable and satisfactory.
(c) Loveless and convenient.
(d) Abusive and horrible.

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

4. When Hedda and Brack are discussing a trip in a compartment on a train, what are they really discussing?
(a) The unexpected in life.
(b) Getting away from society.
(c) Fidelity in marriage.
(d) The importance of having good friends close by.

5. How were the furnishings in the house paid for?
(a) Julle mortgaged her annuity to pay for the furnishings.
(b) Berte lent Tesman the money to buy them.
(c) Hedda's inheritance paid for everything.
(d) Tesman could afford the furnishings with his salary.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Brack invite Tesman?

2. Who is the bouquet of flowers from?

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

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

5. What was the basis of the close friendship shared by Lovborg and Mrs Elvsted?

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