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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. When Tom enters in Act II Scene 1, he tells Hovstad to do what?
(a) Give him back the report.
(b) Edit some of the report.
(c) Print the report immediately.
(d) Destroy the report.

2. In Act II Scene 2, Tom claims that what is never right until it does right?
(a) The public.
(b) The majority.
(c) The government.
(d) The minority.

3. What does Peter absentmindedly forget at the office when he leaves in Act II Scene 1?
(a) A watch.
(b) His coat.
(c) His hat and cane.
(d) Some documents.

4. In Act I Scene 2, Hovstad says he sees this situation as his opportunity to keep his word in doing what?
(a) Protecting the people.
(b) Proving his worth.
(c) Reporting good news.
(d) Fighting the bureaucrats.

5. What does Hovstad call Tom during his speech in Act II Scene 2?
(a) A murderer.
(b) An aristocrat.
(c) A traitor.
(d) A juvenile.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act II Scene 1, Catherine lashes out at Hovstad for being what?

2. What word means to soften or tone down, as in one's beliefs?

3. When he enters in Act II Scene 1, Peter demands to see the report, promising to help with what?

4. Catherine asks Billing in Act II Scene 2 why he printed whose editorial instead of the report?

5. What character in the play shares the most characteristics with Tom Stockmann?

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