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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. Which of the following best characterizes Hedda's view of her marriage at the end of Act 1?
(a) Exciting and adventurous.
(b) A disappointment and boring.
(c) Comfortable and supportive.
(d) Unimportant and temporary.

2. What kind of friends were Mrs Elvsted and Hedda in school?
(a) They were inseperable best friends.
(b) They were classmates that spent a lot of time on school work together.
(c) They had some good friends in common and so they saw a lot of each other.
(d) They were seperated by a year, and Mrs Elvsted was frightened of Hedda.

3. What does Julle do as soon as she enters the room in the beginning of the first act?
(a) Writes a letter.
(b) Hugs Hedda.
(c) Reads a manuscript.
(d) Opens a window.

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) A busy social life.
(c) A charming home.
(d) Her father's pistols.

5. What two events does Tesman accidentally schedule for the same time?
(a) Mrs Elvsted's visit and work for his next book.
(b) Brack's party and his wife's birthday.
(c) Lovborg's visit and Brack's dinner.
(d) Lovborg's visit and a visit from his aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hedda tell Brack is the reason she told Tesman she wanted to live in this particular house?

2. What do Julle and Tesman discuss as a strong ability of Tesman's?

3. In Act 2, who are the two people expected to be visiting the Tesman home in the evening?

4. What is the relationship between Tesman and Julle in the play, HEDDA GABLER?

5. How is Lovborg's book received by the public?

(see the answer key)

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