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

2. What beverages are Tom, Catherine, Hovstad, and Captain Horster drinking when Tom's eldest child enters in Act I Scene 1?
(a) Beer.
(b) Wine.
(c) Martinis.
(d) Hot toddies.

3. Who is the editor of the The People's Daily Messenger?
(a) Mr. Aslaksen.
(b) Mr. Hovstad.
(c) Mr. Kill.
(d) Mr. Billing.

4. What is the setting of Act I Scene 1?
(a) A church.
(b) The mayor's office.
(c) Tom Stockmann's residence.
(d) The springs.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From whose original work did Arthur Miller adapt "An Enemy of the People"?

3. When was the original play "An Enemy of the People" published?

4. What is the name of Tom Stockmann's maid?

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

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