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

2. What is the name of Tom Stockmann's wife?
(a) Katerina.
(b) Paula.
(c) Petra.
(d) Catherine.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Catherine boasts in Act I Scene 1 that Tom literally "invented" what?

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

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

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

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

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