A Doll’s House – Henrik Ibsen MCQs Questions
Question. Torvald accuses Nora of
(a) Being lazy
(b) Being too generous
(c) Being wasteful
(d) Being forgetful
Answer
C
Question. Dr. Rank has always been secretly in love with ________.
(a) Christine Linde
(b) Anne Marie
(c) Nora Helmer
(d) Helen
Answer
C
Question. Whose signature did Nora forge to borrow money?
(a) Torvald Helmer
(b) Her father
(c) Dr. Rank
(d) Korgstad
Answer
B
Question. 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
Answer
B
Question. 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
Answer
D
Question. 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
Answer
A
Question. For Nora Helmer, it is a wonderful thing to be
(a) famous
(b) rich
(c) lying and cheating
(d) alive and happy
Answer
D
Question. Mr. Rank is by occupation
(a) a lawyer
(b) a medical practitioner
(c) an engineer
(d) a businessman
Answer
B
Question. 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.
Answer
C
Question. Nora Helmer owed money to _________.
(a) Krogstad
(b) Dr. Rank
(c) Christine Linde
(d) Helmer
Answer
A
Question. How many children do Torvald and Nora have?
(a) one
(b) two
(c) three
(d) four
Answer
C
Question. 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
Answer
B
Question. 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
C
Question. 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
Answer
D
Question. “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
Answer
A
Question. 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
Answer
D
Question. 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
Answer
A
Question. 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
Answer
A
Question. Helmer calls Nora by the following name.
(a) My little skylark
(b) My little bird
(c) My dear grasshopper
(d) My dear apple
Answer
A
Question. Mrs. Christine Linde arrived at Nora’s house to seek
(a) employment
(b) money
(c) her husband
(d) her children
Answer
A
Question. 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
Answer
A
Question. 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
Answer
D
Question. Nora and Helmer have ________ small children.
(a) two
(b) five
(c) three
(d) four
Answer
C
Question. 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
Answer
B
Question. 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
Answer
C
Question. 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
Answer
A
Question. 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
Answer
B
Question. “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
Answer
C
Question. “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
Answer
C
Question. Nora dressed as a Neopolitan fisher- girls for the fancy dress party and danced the _______ that she learnt at Capri.
Answer
Tarantella
Question. Helmer calls Nora his little _______
Answer
Skylark
Question. Torvald Helmer had to travel to _____ for his health
Answer
Italy
Question. When Christine Lind goes to meet Nora, she tells her that she had been widowed for ___ years.
Answer
three
Question. Nora says she would tell Torvald the truth someday when her _______________ and reciting have palled on him
Answer
dancing and dressing up
Question. Torvald Helmer has to fire Krogstad in order to make a place for _____________
Answer
Mrs. Linde
Question. Nora Helmer owed money to _____
Answer
Krogstad
Question. Mr. Rank suffers from____________________
Answer
tuberculosis of the spine.
Question. Mrs. Christine Lind arrived at Nora’s house to seek _______
Answer
employment
Question. Dr. Rank has always secretly been in love with ______
Answer
Nora Helmer
Question. Mrs Linde told Nora that her husband didn’t leave her even _____________
Answer
an ounce of grief
Question. Torvald told Nora that nearly all young criminals had ____________________ mothers.
Answer
lying
Question. Nora and Helmer have _____ children
Answer
three
Question. According to Nora, she has been treated like a ______ her entire life, first by her father, then her husband.
Answer
doll
Question. Mr. Rank’s occupation is a _______
Answer
medical practitioner
Question. Dr. Rank has got a terrible disease which was a _________ tuberculosis.
Answer
Spinal
Question. Nora keeps Torvald from reviewing his mail by ____________
Answer
dancing the Tarantella
Question. For the recovery of Helmer’s health, Nora takes him to _____________ .
Answer
Italy
Question. Nora forges _________ signature to borrow money.
Answer
her father’s
Question. Krogstad and Christine used to be _______
Answer
engaged