Deck 2: A Dolls House by Henrik Ibsen

Question 1

Why did Cusins join the Salvation Army?

A)To help the poor
B)To save souls
C)To be in the band
D)To be with Barbara

Answer 1

To be with Barbara

Question 2

Torvald accuses Nora of

A)Being lazy
B)Being too generous
C)Being wasteful
D)Being forgetful

Answer 2

Being wasteful

Question 3

Krogstad had sullied his reputation at the bank by

A)Being flirtatious
B)Being rude to customers
C)Forging signatures
D)Being late at work all the time

Answer 3

Forging signatures

Question 4

Krogstad tried to blackmail Nora because she

A)Had a secret lover that he knew about
B)Was his mistress even now
C)She was very flirtatious
D)She had forged her father's signature

Question 5

The amount of time that Nora had before her secret was revealed to her husband was

A)30 hours
B)31 hours
C)32 hours
D)33 hours

Question 6

Nora left the dollhouse mainly because

A)She was tired of the way her husband treated her
B)She did not love her husband anymore
C)She wanted to learn how to live life for herself
D)She was in love with Dr Rank

Question 7

Whose signature did Nora forge to borrow money?

A)Torvald Helmer
B)Her father
C)Dr. Rank
D)Korgstad

Question 8

How much money did Nora borrow for her husband's treatment?

A)Twelve hundred dollars
B)Ten thousand dollars
C)Fifteen hundred dollars
D)Fourteen hundred dollars

Question 9

How many children do Torvald and Nora have?

A)one
B)two
C)three
D)four

Question 10

What does Nora expect Torvald to do when he learns about the forgery?

A)Divorce her
B)Take the blame himself
C)Report her to the police
D)Act as if nothing happened

Question 11

What is the last thing the audience of A Doll's House hears?

A)The sound of a door slamming
B)The sound of laughter
C)The sound of children crying
D)The sound of a gun shot

Question 12

Which of the following phrases is not used by Torvald Helmer as terms of endearment and condescension for Nora?

A)little skylark
B)little squirrel
C)little featherbrain
D)sweet kitten

Question 13

Why does Torvald never take his wife Nora seriously?

A)Because she has a sweet tooth and cannot be trusted
B)Because he thinks her childlike and calls her his doll
C)Because Nora like to twitter about and sing
D)None of the above

Question 14

When Dr. Rank sees Nils Krogstad, he characterized him as

A)Angry and bitter
B)Full of lies
C)Unhelpful and a nuisance
D)Morally diseased

Question 15

When Christine Linde goes to meet with Nora, she tells her that she had been widowed for the past

A)Three years
B)Two years
C)Five years
D)Seven years

Question 16

What is the significance of the title of the play A Doll's House?

A)The Helmer's children symbolised dolls
B)Torvald was a famous dollmaker
C)The Helmer's house is small and represents the children
D)Nora is a doll that is being owned and played with

Question 17

What kind of relationship did Krogstad and Christine have years earlier?

A)They were enemies
B)They were engaged
C)They were friends
D)They were married

Question 18

"When a poor girl's been in trouble she must make the best of things," who said this line in the play, A Doll's House?

A)Nora
B)Christine
C)Anne
D)Dr. Rank

Question 19

Mr. Rank is by occupation

A)a lawyer
B)a medical practitioner
C)an engineer
D)a businessman

Question 20

What did Mrs. Kristine Linde's husband leave behind after his death?

A)A huge mansion on the outskirts of Paris
B)1.5 million euros
C)Not even a broken heart to grieve over.
D)Three children.

Question 21

One of the following persons helped Nora in procuring a loan. Who is he/she?

A)Torvald Helmer
B)Mrs. Kristine Linde
C)Nora's father
D)Krogstad

Question 22

"All these eight years…this woman who was my pride and joy…a hypocrite, a liar, worse than that, a criminal!" Who said this?

A)Torvald Helmer
B)Krogstad
C)Nora's father
D)Mr. Linde

Question 23

"Nils, what about us two castaways joining forces." Who said this and to whom?

A)Nora to Torvald Helmer
B)Nora to Krogstad
C)Mrs. Linde to Krogstad
D)Mrs. Linde to Nora Helmer

Question 24

Helmer calls Nora by the following name.

A)My little skylark
B)My little bird
C)My dear grasshopper
D)My dear apple

Question 25

Mrs. Christine Linde arrived at Nora's house to seek

A)employment
B)money
C)her husband
D)her children

Question 26

Dr. Rank has always been secretly in love with ________.

A)Christine Linde
B)Anne Marie
C)Nora Helmer
D)Helen

Question 27

For Nora Helmer, it is a wonderful thing to be

A)famous
B)rich
C)lying and cheating
D)alive and happy

Question 28

Nora Helmer owed money to _________.

A)Krogstad
B)Dr. Rank
C)Christine Linde
D)Helmer

Question 29

Nora and Helmer have ________ small children.

A)two
B)five
C)three
D)four

Question 30

According to Nora, she has been treated like a __________ for her whole life by her father, then by her husband.

A)doll
B)child
C)criminal
D)mother