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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Peer apologize to in the forest?
(a) Aase.
(b) Solveig.
(c) God.
(d) Nature.

2. In Act 5, Scene 1, Peer tells the person with him to do what before he dies?
(a) The Lord's prayer.
(b) A blessing.
(c) His will.
(d) A confession.

3. Who does Peer think the Passenger is?
(a) The Devil.
(b) His conscience.
(c) The Troll King.
(d) A ghost.

4. Why does Peer think he is protected from what destroyed his yacht?
(a) He is a God-fearing man.
(b) He has done too much good.
(c) He is wearing his lucky shoes.
(d) His friends were being punished.

5. What does Peer sell in China?
(a) Pagan images.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Herbs and spices.
(d) Cattle.

6. Who goes searching for the Emperor's horse and shoes?
(a) The Empress.
(b) The Moroccan army.
(c) The Emperor's servants.
(d) Peer.

7. What instrument does Peer play to woo Anitra?
(a) A harp.
(b) A lute.
(c) A drum.
(d) A trumpet.

8. What does Peer say he does not want his money supporting at the beginning of Act 5?
(a) Taxes.
(b) Ale houses.
(c) Other men's families.
(d) Lives of liars.

9. What does Solveig do while she waits for Peer?
(a) Works her spinning wheel.
(b) Weaves fabric.
(c) Mends dresses.
(d) Molds buttons.

10. Where is Peer at the beginning of Act 5?
(a) In a hospital.
(b) On a ship.
(c) In a prison.
(d) In the forest.

11. What does the button moulder say must be used to discover the True Self?
(a) Trust.
(b) Spiritual guidance.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Intuition.

12. What happens to Peer as he runs away from Solveig's hut again?
(a) He gets lost and confused.
(b) He falls into a grave.
(c) He has hallucinations.
(d) He hits his head and falls unconscious.

13. What does Peer sell in America?
(a) Cattle.
(b) Herbs and spices.
(c) Pagan images.
(d) Slaves.

14. Who is the funeral for?
(a) Ingrid's groom.
(b) The young boy who cut his finger off.
(c) Askan.
(d) Solveig's father.

15. To whom does Peer cry out to for justice when he realizes his friends have stolen from him?
(a) God.
(b) His mother.
(c) The police.
(d) The king.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Pen Man die?

2. What does Peer call his friends when he realizes they stole from him?

3. Where does Peer search for something to eat after the auction?

4. What does Peer find to eat after the auction?

5. What does Peer say he has the right to do when the ship sinks?

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