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

2. Hovstad leaves in Act I Scene 2 planning to do what until the report is printed in the paper?
(a) Go to the city council.
(b) Shout on a street corner.
(c) Write an editorial.
(d) Test the water himself.

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

4. Who does Hovstad accuse of being cowardly and in fear of standing up to authority in Act I Scene 2?
(a) Mr. Billing.
(b) Mr. Aslaksen.
(c) Tom Stockmann.
(d) Catherine Stockmann.

5. Where did Tom go to help the poor and afflicted when he was younger?
(a) The south.
(b) The west.
(c) The east.
(d) The north.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act I Scene 2, Hovstad claims to have been what his entire life?

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

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

4. Tom insists that Hovstad wait to print the report in the paper until what in Act I Scene 2?

5. In Act I Scene 2, Peter tells Tom that he is concerned about his what?

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