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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Peter speaks in Act II Scene 2, a man in the crowd shouts that Tom should be what?
(a) Made the mayor.
(b) Run out of town.
(c) Hanged.
(d) Lynched.

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

3. In Act I Scene 1, the mayor boasts that new medicinal bath center will be as popular as those where?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Mammoth.
(c) Springville.
(d) Carlsbad.

4. In Act II Scene 1, Peter points out to Aslaksen that the community will be what if the water system is dismantled and rebuilt?
(a) Booming.
(b) Overworked.
(c) Enraged.
(d) Taxed.

5. In Act II Scene 2, Tom explains to the crowd that the dream he had for the Springs was NOT to do what?
(a) Poison the town.
(b) Open a waterpark.
(c) Bring in tourists.
(d) Create a fishing hole.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Galileo born?

2. Hovstad is suddenly torn in Act II Scene 1 and entertains the idea that perhaps Tom is what?

3. What department's finding in Act I Scene 2 states that if the overhaul of the water system is necessary, it is not an emergency and can wait?

4. In Act II Scene 2, Tom claims that what is never right until it does right?

5. What occupant of the town is the commander of a ship which travels all over the world?

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