View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hedda claim she has to keep her entertained at the end of Act 1 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) Her father's pistols.
(b) A charming home.
(c) A growing family.
(d) A busy social life.

2. What does Julle give to Tesman before she leaves?
(a) A hat.
(b) An unexplained package.
(c) His favorite slippers.
(d) A suitcase of documents.

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

4. What does Hedda threaten to do to Berte in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?
(a) Cut her hair off.
(b) Send her to care for Rina.
(c) Dismiss her.
(d) Visit her every day.

5. What is the one thing that Hedda says she has an aptitude for?
(a) To be a wife.
(b) Light conversation.
(c) To bore herself.
(d) To dance and be merry.

6. What is the relationship between Berte and Rina?
(a) Berte nursed Rina for several years.
(b) Berte is Rina's poor relative from the country.
(c) Rina owes Berte money.
(d) Sisters.

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

8. What is the only thing that Mrs Elvsted knows about the woman whose shadow stands between her and Lovborg?
(a) She had rejected Lovborg for another man.
(b) She tried to shoot him with a pistol.
(c) She was a remarkable beauty, with red hair.
(d) Lovborg had asked her to marry him.

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

10. What does Hedda dream of convincing Tesman to do?
(a) Get his book published.
(b) Move to the country.
(c) Go into politics.
(d) Become more fashionable.

11. Who does Tesman invite over to their house for evening in Act 1 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) Ejlert Lovborg.
(b) Mrs Elvsted.
(c) Brack.
(d) Berte.

12. What did Tesman tell Brack about Tesman and Hedda's trip?
(a) They missed their home terribly.
(b) They spent every moment together.
(c) It was long and difficult.
(d) Hedda had a very good time.

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

14. 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 will be good for raising a family.
(c) She loves the way the house has been furnished.
(d) She thinks the house is plain and depressing.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What part of Mrs Elvsted does Hedda find "irritating"?

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

4. What instrument makes its first appearance in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 606 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample