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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lovborg's plan for his future at the end of Act 3 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) To get the professorship, and perhaps write again.
(b) To succumb to a life of debauchery and drunkeness.
(c) To end it all.
(d) To return to the Elvsted and regain control of his life.

2. Why might Tesman not get the professorship he was promised?
(a) The subject of Tesman's book is irrevelant to the post.
(b) There are doubts about Tesman's character.
(c) Lovborg is also being considered for the post.
(d) Tesman was gone too long on his travels.

3. What does Hedda show Lovborg when they are first left alone together?
(a) Her father's pistols.
(b) A photo album of her honeymoon.
(c) Her husband's manuscript.
(d) Her house.

4. To whom does Hedda not speak in Act 1 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) Tesman.
(b) Lovborg.
(c) Brack.
(d) Berte.

5. What is the likely reason that Hedda dreams of controlling another person's destiny?
(a) She aspires to do more good than one person can.
(b) It is simply entertainment.
(c) She feels very little power over her own life.
(d) She wants to be like Mrs Elvsted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What influence does Hedda want over Lovborg?

2. What does Tesman ask of Hedda in Act 1 of HEDDA GABLER?

3. What two events does Tesman accidentally schedule for the same time?

4. What part of Mrs Elvsted does Hedda find "irritating"?

5. What does Tesman thank Brack for when Brack arrives at the house for the first time in Act 1?

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