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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hedda say she is doing at the end of Act 3 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) Destroying her past.
(b) Making an opportunity for Tesman.
(c) Destroying Lovborg's future.
(d) Burning a child.

2. What do Julle and Tesman discuss as a strong ability of Tesman's?
(a) Making sense of confusing information.
(b) Collecting and arranging.
(c) Seeing the influence of small actions.
(d) Foreseeing the direction society will take.

3. What does Hedda do first when she retreats to the back room?
(a) Dreams of lighting Mrs Elvsted's hair on fire.
(b) Burns the manuscript.
(c) Plays a wild dance tune on the piano.
(d) Writes to Loveborg.

4. 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.

5. In Act 2, why does Julle send word she will not be visiting Hedda and Tesman that evening?
(a) Rina is getting worse.
(b) She has another social engagement.
(c) She is still ofended about the hat.
(d) She does not feel welcome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the likely reason that Hedda dreams of controlling another person's destiny?

2. What does Hedda suggest that Lovborg do beautifully?

3. How does Hedda feel about the house she lives in?

4. What does Hedda refer to when she says someone has 'vine leaves in their hair'?

5. When did Lovborg write his book?

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