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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the boys come home from school and sense that their parents are in the middle of a conflict in Act I Scene 2, Tom tells them that he will be teaching them what?
(a) The definition of corruption.
(b) What the truth is.
(c) How the world works.
(d) What a man is.

2. Tom loves to watch his kids eat since they are the ones who will do what?
(a) Stir up the future.
(b) Reinvent the wheel.
(c) Grow up someday.
(d) Look after him when he's old.

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

4. Tom claims that Peter's views are closed and narrow due to his lack of what?
(a) Exposure to the world.
(b) Politics.
(c) Perspective.
(d) Religion.

5. In what year did Arthur Miller's adaptation of "An Enemy of the People" premiere?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1955.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the assistant editor of The People's Daily Messenger?

2. What aspect of a water system overhaul does Peter accuse Tom of overlooking in Act I Scene 2?

3. 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?

4. Who does Hovstad accuse of being cowardly and in fear of standing up to authority in Act I Scene 2?

5. In Act I Scene 2, Hovstad says he sees this situation as his opportunity to keep his word in doing what?

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