Q 01/05

Which sweets, banned by Torvald, does Nora nibble in secret in A Doll's House?

A) Macaroons

B) Chocolates

C) Marzipan

D) Gingerbread

Answer · why

A) Macaroons

Macaroons. Torvald has banned them for the sake of her teeth, so Nora swears she has eaten none, then tells Dr. Rank the bag was a present from a frie...

Q 02/05

A Doll's House is a Norwegian classic, yet in which foreign capital did it have its world premiere?

A) Stockholm

B) Copenhagen

C) Berlin

D) Paris

Answer · why

B) Copenhagen

Copenhagen. Ibsen's publisher was based there; the book had been on sale for 17 days, and the first night sold out.

Q 03/05

In A Doll's House, how did Nora secretly earn money one winter to pay off her debt?

A) Copying documents at night

B) Giving piano lessons

C) Writing for a newspaper

D) Tutoring a neighbour's children

Answer · why

A) Copying documents at night

Copying documents at night. She locked herself away to write every evening until late, exhausted but thrilled: earning money of her own, she tells her...

Q 04/05

What was the original 1879 title of A Doll's House?

A) Et dukkehjem

B) Fruen fra havet

C) Vildanden

D) Nora

Answer · why

A) Et dukkehjem

Et dukkehjem. Its first German translator retitled the play Nora, and the name caught on there: Ibsen himself calls it 'Nora' in a letter about the Ge...

Q 05/05

What new position has Torvald Helmer just won as A Doll's House begins?

A) Newspaper editor

B) Bank manager

C) School headmaster

D) Judge

Answer · why

B) Bank manager

Bank manager. Torvald, a lawyer who turned down shady cases, starts in the New Year, and the promise of a big salary is why Nora feels free to overspe...