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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act II Scene 1, Hovstad corrects Peter's characterization of the contamination as what?
(a) A nightmare.
(b) A hallucination.
(c) A tall tale.
(d) A dream.

2. What word means to soften or tone down, as in one's beliefs?
(a) Temper.
(b) Stagnate.
(c) Pamper.
(d) Fixate.

3. Tom claims in Act I Scene 1 that without something to fight for, you are what?
(a) Bored.
(b) Passive.
(c) Dead.
(d) Lazy.

4. In Act II Scene 1, Peter supplies the most "practical" solution, which is what?
(a) The water is corrected gradually.
(b) Tax the townspeople.
(c) To ignore the report.
(d) Accuse Tom of lying.

5. What department's finding in Act I Scene 2 states that if the overhaul of the water system is necessary, it is not an emergency and can wait?
(a) City Engineering.
(b) Water Resource.
(c) Environmental Protection.
(d) Health.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Peter leaves in Act I Scene 2, Catherine reminds Tom that Peter has what?

2. Who is Tom Stockmann's father-in-law?

3. What is Tom surprised to see leaning against the table in the office in Act II Scene 1?

4. In Act I Scene 2, Hovstad refers to the situation as what and plans to portray it as such in the newspaper?

5. Who is the mayor of the town in "An Enemy of the People"?

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