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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Peer call the philosophy that led to his success?
(a) The Wealth and Health Philosophy.
(b) The True Self Philosophy.
(c) The Gyntian philosophy.
(d) The Peerian Philosophy.

2. Why does Anitra refuse to be Peer's lover?
(a) She has no soul.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He has another wife.
(d) She does not love him.

3. Where does the person by the Sphinx take Peer?
(a) To an insane asylum.
(b) To a prison.
(c) To a palace.
(d) To a great ship.

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

5. Who is with Peer after the ship has sunk?
(a) The Cook.
(b) The Cabin boy.
(c) The Stranger.
(d) The Captain.

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

7. What does Peer find to eat after the auction?
(a) Some berries.
(b) An onion.
(c) A fish.
(d) Moldy bread.

8. Where does Peer go after Anitra leaves him?
(a) America.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Sweden.

9. Who is the first person Peer asks to be a witness for him?
(a) The Troll King.
(b) Solveig.
(c) The Passenger.
(d) The Woman in Green.

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

11. What does the person by the Sphinx call Peer?
(a) The Chosen One.
(b) The Emperor.
(c) The Learned One.
(d) The Awaited One.

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

13. What does one of the men Peer meets buy at a dead woman's auction?
(a) Peer's cloak.
(b) Peer's hat.
(c) Peer's ladle.
(d) Peer's journal.

14. How does Peer describe his life after he is abandoned by Anitra in Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Empty.
(c) Fulfilling.
(d) Deceiving.

15. Where does Peer plan to go after the ship sinks?
(a) America.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Sweden.
(d) His home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes searching for the Emperor's horse and shoes?

2. Who is the auction for?

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

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

5. Who does Peer apologize to in the forest?

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