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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 the book Tesman is working on about?
(a) Domestic crafts of Brabant in the Middle Ages.
(b) The role of religion in shaping the future.
(c) The importance of family in society.
(d) Cultural norms of the modern age.

2. What is the profession of Jorgen Tesman?
(a) Tesman does not work.
(b) Academic researcher and aspiring professor.
(c) Politician.
(d) Merchant and importer.

3. How is Lovborg's book received by the public?
(a) It is disputed by the academic community.
(b) It is ridiculed.
(c) It is very well received and called 'a sensation'.
(d) It becomes the most popular novel of the time.

4. What is Mrs. Elvsted waiting for in HEDDA GABLER at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) News of Lovborg's book.
(b) For Hedda to let her leave.
(c) The arrival of her husband.
(d) Lovborg to return from Brack's to take her home.

5. What does Hedda do with a pistol as Lovborg prepares to leave?
(a) She lays it on the table in the entry way.
(b) She gives it to him as a 'keepsake'.
(c) She fires it in the air.
(d) She tries to hide it from Lovborg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the bouquet of flowers from?

2. Before he leaves, what does Lovborg promise to do?

3. What does Tesman ask Berte to put away for him?

4. Which of the following best describes the state Lovborg is in when he returns to the Tesman household after Brack's party?

5. Why did Tesman buy the house he did?

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