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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Tom go to help the poor and afflicted when he was younger?
(a) The north.
(b) The west.
(c) The south.
(d) The east.

2. Who sent Tom a letter in Act I Scene 1?
(a) The federal government.
(b) A childhood friend.
(c) The local university lab.
(d) His neighbor.

3. Hovstad mentions to the mayor in Act I Scene 1 that the newspaper was running an article written by whom?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Tom.
(c) Morten.
(d) Petra.

4. What is causing the waste in the water, according to the report?
(a) A paper mill.
(b) A powerplant.
(c) Oil drilling.
(d) The tannery.

5. In Act I Scene 1, Petra remembers that Tom warned the town not to build the Springs downstream from what?
(a) The tannery.
(b) A factory.
(c) A pig farm.
(d) The neighboring town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mr. Billing urge to stay for dinner in the beginning of Act I Scene 1?

2. What does Tom's eldest child bring to him in Act I Scene 1?

3. Who is the protagonist in "An Enemy of the People"?

4. With whom is Tom on a walk in the beginning of Act I Scene 1?

5. What is the name of Tom Stockmann's eldest child?

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