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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hedda tell Brack about her trip with Tesman?
(a) She liked the people she met abroad.
(b) She was very bored with only Tesman for company.
(c) She wishes she never had to return home.
(d) She missed her wonderful home.

2. What would best characterize the way Hedda greets Julle?
(a) Loving and warm.
(b) Cool and formal.
(c) Appreciative and obliging.
(d) Excited and enthusiastic.

3. Which are the most appropriate words to describe Hedda in the first act?
(a) Relaxed and lazy.
(b) Loving and kind.
(c) Professional and competent.
(d) Particular and demanding.

4. What instrument makes its first appearance in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?
(a) A piano.
(b) A violin.
(c) A flute.
(d) A harp.

5. Why is Mrs Elvsted uneasy talking about her home life?
(a) Because she has just left her husband.
(b) Because she knows Hedda is unhappy.
(c) Because her husband is unfaithful.
(d) Because her husband is an old flame of Hedda's.

6. What does Lovborg want Tesman to see?
(a) The manuscript to his next book.
(b) Evidence of his reformed ways.
(c) That he is a better writer than Tesman.
(d) That he is a potential candidate for the professorship.

7. What part of Mrs Elvsted does Hedda find "irritating"?
(a) Her mannerisms.
(b) Her clothes.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her manner of speaking.

8. What kept Hedda and Tesman up late the night of their return?
(a) Berte was was having a party next door.
(b) Hedda needed everything unpacked and put away in a particular manner.
(c) Julle was ill.
(d) They were celebrating the return to their new home.

9. What did Julle buy in honor of Hedda?
(a) A book.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A dress.
(d) A hat.

10. When Tesman and Brack first invite Lovborg to Brack's party, what does Lovborg do?
(a) Decline.
(b) Cautiously agree to go.
(c) Agree to stay with Hedda when she asks him to.
(d) Warmly accept as a way to regain old ties.

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

12. What is the book Tesman is working on about?
(a) The importance of family in society.
(b) Domestic crafts of Brabant in the Middle Ages.
(c) Cultural norms of the modern age.
(d) The role of religion in shaping the future.

13. What are people suggesting when they note Hedda has "filled out" during her travels?
(a) That she lives a life of leisure.
(b) That she doesn't love her husband.
(c) That she is letting herself go.
(d) That she is pregnant.

14. How does Hedda feel about the possibility of motherhood?
(a) She can't wait to hear children's voices in the house.
(b) She has no leaning toward such responsibilities.
(c) She doesn't think she is capable of bearing children.
(d) She looks forward to it to keep her occupied.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Tesman focus on when he talks about the future?

4. What is Lovborg going to do for Tesman?

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

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