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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whose original work did Arthur Miller adapt "An Enemy of the People"?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) Lewis Carroll.
(c) Charles Dickens.
(d) Henrik Ibsen.

2. Tom leaves the office after speaking with Hovstad in Act II Scene 1 because who is waiting for him?
(a) Catherine.
(b) A patient.
(c) Peter.
(d) Petra.

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

4. Who represents small businessmen as well as the Temperance Society?
(a) Mr. Aslaksen.
(b) Peter Stockmann.
(c) Mr. Billing.
(d) Mr. Hovstad.

5. In Act II Scene 1, Peter supplies the most "practical" solution, which is what?
(a) Accuse Tom of lying.
(b) Tax the townspeople.
(c) The water is corrected gradually.
(d) To ignore the report.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Tom go to help the poor and afflicted when he was younger?

2. Who is convinced that Tom is trying to pull a fast one on his brother and assumes the entire story is a joke in Act I Scene 2?

3. Tom Stockmann theorizes that the unsafe water that pours into Kirsten Springs originates where?

4. What refers to a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like?

5. In Act I Scene 2, Peter tells Tom that he is concerned about his what?

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