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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does Berte leave her belongings lying around?
(a) No, Hedda had left it and forgotten about it.
(b) Yes, and they dismissed her for it.
(c) Yes, they were always returning things to her.
(d) No, the item belonged to Julle.

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

3. Which of the following best characterizes Tesman's feeling towards Julle?
(a) Tolerant and accepting.
(b) Bossy and callous.
(c) Intimidated and reverent.
(d) Afectionate and doting.

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

5. To whom does Hedda not speak in Act 1 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) Tesman.
(b) Lovborg.
(c) Brack.
(d) Berte.

6. Which answer best describes Tesman's perception of Hedda?
(a) Demanding and restrictive.
(b) Rude and ungrateful.
(c) Flighty and vacant.
(d) Beautiful and adored.

7. What does Mrs Elvsted ask of Tesman in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?
(a) To continue Lovborg's work.
(b) To be kind to Lovborg and keep a watchful eye on him.
(c) To let her know what he thinks of Lovborg's book.
(d) To let Lovborg have the professorship.

8. What are Mrs Elvsted's plans for the future?
(a) Stay in town as long as her husband will agree to.
(b) Start formal divorce proceedings.
(c) None, other than to be near Ejlert Lovborg.
(d) Write and publish a book of her own.

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

10. What does Lovborg say about his recently published book?
(a) It is important to him that it sells well.
(b) He is excited it is a success.
(c) It is his great masterpiece.
(d) There is nothing much in it, that he wrote a book everyone would agree with.

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

12. What does Hedda tell Brack her reason's were for marrying Tesman?
(a) His was her only marriage proposal.
(b) She loves him despite his prospects.
(c) He was determined to support her and he was not ridiculous.
(d) She sees him as a great man that will go far.

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

14. What role did Ejlert Lovborg play in the Elvsted household prior to the happenings in the play Hedda Gabler?
(a) He was a distant relation.
(b) He tutored the children.
(c) He was the protege of Mr Elvsted.
(d) He was a close friend of Mr Elvsted.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the book Tesman is working on about?

3. Why is Mrs Elvsted uneasy talking about her home life?

4. Which of the following best characterizes Hedda's view of her marriage at the end of Act 1?

5. Why is the professorship so important to Tesman?

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