A Doll's House Act 2 Quiz (Act Two)
A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen · 5 multiple-choice questions with answers · about 4 min
A free A Doll's House Act 2 quiz with answers and explanations. Use it as a reading check after Act Two, a homework quiz or quick revision — it covers Act Two only, so there are no spoilers for later acts.
Spoiler-safe: covers Act Two only.
Skills tested: Recall, Character, Inference, Theme · Difficulty: Easy, Standard, Challenge
A Doll's House Act 2 questions
The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.
- What does Torvald do when Nora begs him to keep Krogstad at the bank?
Agrees to keep him on for her sake · Asks Dr Rank to decide the matter · Sends the letter of dismissal at once · Promises to find him a post elsewhere
- What does Dr Rank reveal to Nora in this act?
He knows about her secret loan · He is dying and he loves her · He plans to leave the town for good · He is Krogstad's old friend
- Why does Nora stop herself asking Rank for help after his confession?
She will not take money from a man who loves her · She learns that Rank has lost his fortune · Torvald walks into the room at that moment · She fears that Rank will tell Krogstad
- Why does Nora dance the tarantella so wildly in rehearsal?
To win a prize at the costume ball · To show Mrs Linde her new skill · To make Dr Rank jealous of Torvald · To keep Torvald away from the letterbox
- What 'wonderful thing' does Nora hope will happen when Torvald learns the truth?
That he will pay Krogstad in full · That he will forgive her quietly · That he will take all the blame upon himself · That he will leave the bank for good
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Written in Norwegian; wording differs between English translations, so questions describe events rather than quote a translation.
Original questions written for Pagine. Quotations are from the public-domain text.
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What does the A Doll's House Act 2 quiz cover?
Only Act Two of A Doll's House: what happens, why characters act as they do, and what it shows about the play's big ideas. It tests recall, character, inference, theme at easy, standard, challenge level.
Does it contain spoilers?
No. It only covers Act Two, so it is safe to take as soon as you finish that part.
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