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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Tom claims that Peter's views are closed and narrow due to his lack of what?
(a) Exposure to the world.
(b) Politics.
(c) Religion.
(d) Perspective.

4. Tom insists that Hovstad wait to print the report in the paper until what in Act I Scene 2?
(a) A second sample is tested.
(b) He talks to Peter.
(c) He informs the city council.
(d) The next day.

5. Who starred in Miller's premier of "An Enemy of the People"?
(a) Victor Mature.
(b) John Barrymore.
(c) Cary Grant.
(d) Fredric March.

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

7. 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) Put them into action.
(b) Critique them.
(c) Filter out the bad ideas.
(d) Fine tune them.

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

9. 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.

10. From whose original work did Arthur Miller adapt "An Enemy of the People"?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Edgar Allan Poe.
(c) Henrik Ibsen.
(d) Lewis Carroll.

11. Tom loves to watch his kids eat since they are the ones who will do what?
(a) Look after him when he's old.
(b) Reinvent the wheel.
(c) Stir up the future.
(d) Grow up someday.

12. After Peter leaves in Act I Scene 2, Catherine reminds Tom that Peter has what?
(a) Incredible wealth.
(b) The Mayor's office.
(c) All the power.
(d) Courage.

13. Who is the protagonist in "An Enemy of the People"?
(a) Catherine Stockmann.
(b) Tom Stockmann.
(c) Peter Stockmann.
(d) Petra Stockmann.

14. What does Tom's eldest child bring to him in Act I Scene 1?
(a) A gift.
(b) A letter.
(c) A briefcase.
(d) A jacket.

15. Who is Tom Stockmann's father-in-law?
(a) Billing.
(b) Morten Kill.
(c) Captain Horster.
(d) Hovstad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the editor of the The People's Daily Messenger?

2. What is the name of Tom Stockmann's wife?

3. What refers to a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like?

4. Tom responds to Catherine's doubts in Act I Scene I saying that he has all of the what?

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

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