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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. In Act I Scene 2, Tom accuses Peter of being unable to admit that he approved the construction of the Springs where?
(a) On an unstable hillside.
(b) In a poor town.
(c) In a bad location.
(d) On private land.

2. Who is the mayor of the town in "An Enemy of the People"?
(a) Tom Stockmann.
(b) Peter Stockmann.
(c) Captain Horster.
(d) Morten Kill.

3. What refers to a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like?
(a) Fable.
(b) Opinion.
(c) Law.
(d) Truth.

4. In Act I Scene 2, Hovstad claims to have been what his entire life?
(a) A bird watcher.
(b) Democratic.
(c) An underdog.
(d) Republican.

5. With whom is Tom on a walk in the beginning of Act I Scene 1?
(a) Peter Stockmann.
(b) Catherine Stockmann.
(c) Morten and Ejlif.
(d) Captain Horster.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Tom, what must be dismantled in order for the population to be safe?

3. 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?

4. Who separates Peter and Tom when they almost come to blows in Act I Scene 2?

5. In Act I Scene 2, Peter accuses Tom of _______ the situation.

(see the answer key)

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