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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ingrid do when Peer leaves her?
(a) Begs him to go with her.
(b) Follows him.
(c) Runs from him as fast as she can.
(d) Offers to pay him to help her.

2. What does Peer say happened when he jumped on the wounded animal's back?
(a) It bucked him off.
(b) It sank into a mud pit.
(c) It ran off.
(d) It fell down a cliff.

3. Peer's mother hopes something will happen to Peer during the wedding. What does she hope will happen?
(a) He gets sent home.
(b) He gets beat.
(c) He runs away with the girl.
(d) He has a good time.

4. What does Peer want to be when he grows up?
(a) A bear.
(b) An emperor.
(c) A wizard.
(d) A teacher.

5. Why does Peer say he no longer wants to be with Ingrid?
(a) He fears the punishment for his crime.
(b) She is not who he thought she was.
(c) She has no money.
(d) He loves another woman.

6. What is Aase's friend helping her do when she first appears in Act 2?
(a) Building a barn.
(b) Packing her house.
(c) Planting a garden.
(d) Selling her belongings.

7. In Act 3, Scene 3, what does Peer make with the tree he chops down?
(a) A house.
(b) A bridge.
(c) A boat.
(d) A chair.

8. What does Peer compare a tree to at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) A ship.
(b) An old man.
(c) His strength.
(d) The world.

9. Who does Peer meet after his vision?
(a) The Duchess in Violet.
(b) The Woman in Green.
(c) The Lady in Red.
(d) The Girl in Blue.

10. What word does Aase use to describe her efforts to find Peer?
(a) Ironic.
(b) Useless.
(c) Intimidating.
(d) Strange.

11. What does The Woman in Green do when Peer mocks the dancing?
(a) Fights.
(b) Faints.
(c) Cries.
(d) Laughs.

12. What did Peer pretend to be when he was a young child?
(a) A wizard.
(b) A king.
(c) A chef.
(d) A button molder.

13. Where is Aase in her last scene of the play?
(a) In a church.
(b) In a dream.
(c) In the forest.
(d) On her deathbed.

14. What happens to Peer when he leaps during his vision?
(a) He falls into a pit.
(b) He breaks his leg.
(c) He hits his head.
(d) He cuts his foot.

15. What is Peer's alleged child told to do for Peer?
(a) Make him dinner.
(b) Get him a drink.
(c) Pick him some flowers.
(d) Clean his house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the farm girls trying to attract when Peer meets them?

2. What is the King willing to give Peer if he meets certain conditions?

3. In Act 2, Scene 7, what does Solveig do after speaking with Peer?

4. Who claims to have had Peer's child?

5. What is the philosophy of the King's life?

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