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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Peer risk to see Aase one last time?
(a) Death.
(b) Imprisonment.
(c) The loss of his job.
(d) Running into Solveig's father.

2. During the wedding, Peer is asked to help with what task?
(a) Finding the bride.
(b) Distracting the groom.
(c) Cleaning the dance floor.
(d) Cutting the cake.

3. What does Peer refuse to do when the King speaks to him?
(a) Forget his family.
(b) Marry his daughter.
(c) Eat Elfish food.
(d) Grow a tail.

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

5. What do people refuse to do with Peer when he first arrives at the wedding?
(a) Talk to him.
(b) Dance with him.
(c) Look him in the eye.
(d) Tell him where Ingrid is.

6. What does Peer's mother say she will never let happen to him?
(a) Get killed.
(b) Be shamed.
(c) Run away with the bride.
(d) Get married.

7. What does Peer talk to Aase about when he visits her in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) His childhood.
(b) His home in the woods.
(c) His love for her.
(d) Her strength.

8. Who tells Peer he is not pure enough for the woman he loves?
(a) The Woman in Green.
(b) Ingrid.
(c) Aase.
(d) Solveig's father.

9. What is Peer doing at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) Making a meal.
(b) Saying a prayer.
(c) Building a fire.
(d) Chopping down a tree.

10. What does Peer say he feels for all women?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Annoyance.
(c) Awe.
(d) Disdain.

11. What happens to the wedding festivities when Peer arrives?
(a) They get very awkward.
(b) They continue.
(c) They are moved to another place.
(d) They come to a halt.

12. What does Peer ask some people to do when he first arrives at the wedding?
(a) Dance with him.
(b) Hide him.
(c) Loan him some nice clothes.
(d) Tell him where Ingrid is.

13. Where is the bride during the wedding?
(a) In the storehouse.
(b) In the church.
(c) In the barn.
(d) In the restroom.

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 the punishment for the crime Peer committed after kidnapping Ingrid?
(a) Prison.
(b) Heavy fines.
(c) Guillotine.
(d) Hanging.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Peer hear talking as he is traveling during the second scene of the play?

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

3. What does Peer see in his vision?

4. Where does Peer want to go when he loses hope while traveling during the second scene of the play?

5. In Act 2, Scene 7, what does Solveig say gave Peer his freedom?

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