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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Hedda assume that Tesman is?
(a) Taking care of Lovborg.
(b) Gone to discuss the professorship.
(c) Still partying.
(d) Sleeping at Julle's.

2. At the end of Act 2, what does Hedda confess to Mrs Elvsted that she wants out of the whole situation?
(a) To secure the professorship for Tesman.
(b) To influence a human fate.
(c) To win Lovborg's love.
(d) To see Lovborg succumb to weakness.

3. What is becoming clear about Brack's motives with Hedda?
(a) Brack wants a more intimate relationship with Hedda.
(b) Brack is willing to do anything that Hedda asks.
(c) Brack is jealous of Tesman.
(d) Brack is looking after her for her father.

4. What does Hedda refer to when she says someone has 'vine leaves in their hair'?
(a) That they are free-spirited.
(b) That they are living a wild lifestyle.
(c) That they have become stuck somewhere.
(d) That they are all dressed up.

5. Which of the following best describes the state Lovborg is in when he returns to the Tesman household after Brack's party?
(a) Desperate and disheveled.
(b) Elated and joyous.
(c) Sad and mournful.
(d) Contrite and repentant.

6. How many copies of Lovborg's manuscript exist?
(a) Two, but only one is available because the other is at the Elvsted house.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) One that was divided into two pieces and seperated.

7. What does Tesman bring to Hedda while she talks to Lovborg?
(a) A bouquet of flowers.
(b) A letter from Mrs Elvsted.
(c) His book.
(d) Punch and cakes.

8. What does Hedda understand is the real point of Brack's story?
(a) Brack doesn't want Lovborg around Hedda.
(b) He is afraid a scandal might ruin Tesman.
(c) He is afraid Lovborg might hurt someone.
(d) To convince Tesman to surrender the manuscript.

9. What is Mrs. Elvsted's state of mind after the gentlemen leave?
(a) Serene and confident.
(b) Anxious and unhappy.
(c) Jubilant and victorious.
(d) Hopeful and determined.

10. Why did Lovborg fight with Miss Diana?
(a) Lovborg thought she took his manuscript.
(b) Miss Diana wanted him to stop drinking.
(c) Lovborg wanted more money from her.
(d) Miss Diana demanded that he give her his book.

11. What reason does Hedda give for refusing to go with Tesman to Rina?
(a) She feels unwell.
(b) She says she needs to free herself from darkness and death.
(c) Someone needs to guard the manuscript.
(d) She needs to wait for Lovborg to arrive.

12. What does Lovborg confess to Hedda about his manuscript?
(a) That he plagiarized Tesman's work.
(b) That he sold it to repay drinking debts.
(c) That he always hated the book.
(d) That he lost it.

13. What does Hedda threaten, again, to do to Mrs. Elvsted?
(a) Seperate her from Lovborg.
(b) Burn her hair off.
(c) Ruin her in society.
(d) Write to her husband.

14. What does Hedda claim were her motives in their prior experiences together?
(a) To reform him.
(b) A look into a world that she is supposed to know nothing about.
(c) To make him forget everything but her.
(d) To inspire him.

15. What is the thing that Hedda fights hardest for?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Amusement.
(c) Love.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Lovborg accuse Mrs. Elvsted?

2. What is the reason that Brack gives Hedda for telling her everything that happened to Lovborg the previous evening?

3. What does Lovborg tell Mrs. Elvsted happened to the manuscript?

4. What does Hedda show Lovborg when they are first left alone together?

5. What does Brack suggest is Lovborg's motive for visiting the Tesman household?

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