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Hedda Gabler

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About the Play

Introduction
A Brief Synopsis
List of Characters

Summaries and Commentaries

Act I
Act II
Act III
Act IV

Critical Essays

General Analysis
Characterization of Hedda Gabler
Characterization of Secondary Characters

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1:  George and Hedda’s honeymoon could be described as

a. romantic

b. boring

c. relaxing

d. exotic
2:  Hedda and Lövborg know each other because

a. they were playmates as children

b. they were once in love

c. they went to target practice together

d. they both collect pistols
3:  Thea and Lövborg

a. collaborated on Lövborg’s book

b. are bitter enemies

c. traveled to Rome together

d. are second-cousins
4:  George is in debt because

a. his honeymoon was expensive

b. Judge Brack is blackmailing him

c. he pays a footman a weekly wage

d. he collects expensive pistols
5:  Judge Brack suggests the following to Hedda:

a. friendship between them

b. a dance for old times’ sake

c. a quiet affair

d. a drink of punch
6:  Hedda desires all of the following EXCEPT

a. to have power over someone

b. to live a life of luxury

c. to spend time with interesting companions

d. to live her life quietly and alone
7:  Why does Lövborg drink the punch?

a. He has taken a vow of temperance.

b. He wants to win Hedda back.

c. He is disturbed by Thea’s lack of trust

d. He is curious about the outside world.
8:  What happens to Lövborg’s manuscript?

a. Lövborg loses it.

b. Lövborg burns it.

c. Thea steals it.

d. George copies it.
9:  Why does Hedda burn Lövborg’s manuscript?

a. She does not want it to compete with her own work.

b. She feels that the work is inferior.

c. She wants to destroy the work of others.

d. She mistakenly thought she was burning something else.
10:  How does Lövborg die?

a. He accidently shoots himself.

b. He falls when drunk at a party.

c. He is shot by a singer.

d. He burns himself in a fire.
11:  What is Hedda’s reaction to the way Lövborg died?

a. Loathing

b. Sadness

c. Relief

d. Satisfaction
12:  At the end of the play, Hedda realizes that

a. Lövborg died nobly

b. Hedda must reconstruct the manuscript

c. Hedda has lost her freedom

d. Thea is deeply bored



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