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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Peer say people act when they are on ships?
(a) Less useful than they are.
(b) Braver than they are.
(c) Less than themselves.
(d) Withdrawn and callow.

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

6. What does Peer say is his ultimate goal for success?
(a) To be the king of his country.
(b) To have enough money to buy and free all slaves.
(c) To become emperor of the world.
(d) To find an island where he can live alone.

7. Where is Peer when he meets the button moulder?
(a) On the moor.
(b) On a ship.
(c) In the forest.
(d) In the desert.

8. What does Peer do when he first sees Solveig at the end of the book?
(a) Falls on his knees.
(b) Cries and wails.
(c) Kisses her.
(d) Faints.

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

10. What are the people around Peer preparing for at the beginning of Act 5?
(a) Landing.
(b) A storm.
(c) The winter.
(d) An attack.

11. Where does Solveig say Peer has been all these years?
(a) Searching for himself.
(b) In her heart.
(c) Doing as he must.
(d) Out to sea.

12. What does Peer vow to do after the funeral?
(a) Make amends with Solveig.
(b) Give more to charity.
(c) Care less for material things.
(d) Live according to his true self.

13. What happens just as Peer is crying out for justice?
(a) The yacht sinks.
(b) The yacht explodes.
(c) A bomb hits the yacht.
(d) The yacht is attacked by sharks.

14. Peer is challenged in poem form spoken by ______________ in Act 4, Scene11.
(a) A statue.
(b) A snake.
(c) A tree.
(d) A cloud.

15. What does Peer say he has the right to do when the ship sinks?
(a) To love.
(b) To try.
(c) To live.
(d) To die.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Peer as he runs away from Solveig's hut again?

2. Where has Peer been featured for his Troll-like behavior?

3. What injury does the person with Peer have after the ship has sunk?

4. What does Peer ask to be reminded to do at the beginning of Act 5?

5. What does Peer call the philosophy that led to his success?

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