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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 occupant of the town is the commander of a ship which travels all over the world?
(a) Captain Horster.
(b) Captain Holiday.
(c) Captain Haley.
(d) Captain Hamblin.

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

3. When was the original play "An Enemy of the People" published?
(a) 1891.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1879.
(d) 1888.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who starred in Miller's premier of "An Enemy of the People"?

2. Tom claims in Act I Scene 1 that without something to fight for, you are what?

3. What does Tom's eldest child bring to him in Act I Scene 1?

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

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

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