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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. Peter claims in Act I, Scene 1 that while Tom has lots of good ideas, it takes a person like himself to do what?
(a) Fine tune them.
(b) Put them into action.
(c) Filter out the bad ideas.
(d) Critique them.

2. In Act I Scene 2, Peter tells Tom that he is concerned about his what?
(a) Mother-in-law.
(b) Reputation.
(c) Sister.
(d) Wife.

3. What aspect of a water system overhaul does Peter accuse Tom of overlooking in Act I Scene 2?
(a) Impossibility.
(b) Raw materials.
(c) Cost.
(d) Time.

4. What does Peter say would plummet if the report were to be released in Act I Scene 2?
(a) Tourism.
(b) Outsourcing.
(c) Religion.
(d) Taxes.

5. 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) How the world works.
(b) The definition of corruption.
(c) What the truth is.
(d) What a man is.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the setting of Act I Scene 1?

3. What did Peter say in his note to Tom in the beginning of Act I Scene 2?

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

5. What is the setting of Act I Scene 2?

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