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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. What is the setting of Act I Scene 2?
(a) The Mayors office.
(b) Tom Stockmann's residence.
(c) The Kirsten Springs Institute.
(d) Kirten Springs.

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

3. In Act I Scene 1, Tom announces that the baths which were so costly to develop are a what?
(a) Cess pool.
(b) Death sentence.
(c) Hazard.
(d) Pest hole.

4. When Peter arrives in Act I Scene 2, he expresses disappointment that Tom did what behind his back?
(a) Paid for Hovstad's bail.
(b) Conducted the investigation.
(c) Spent the inheritance.
(d) Spoken with Sarah.

5. Where did Arthur Miller's adaptation of "An Enemy of the People" first open?
(a) Elizabethan Theater.
(b) Broadhurst Theater.
(c) Imperial Theatre.
(d) Ambassador Theatre.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character in the play shares the most characteristics with Tom Stockmann?

2. What beverages are Tom, Catherine, Hovstad, and Captain Horster drinking when Tom's eldest child enters in Act I Scene 1?

3. Who does Mr. Billing urge to stay for dinner in the beginning of Act I Scene 1?

4. Tom loves to watch his kids eat since they are the ones who will do what?

5. Who sent Tom a letter in Act I Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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