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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Peter Stockmann is described as nearing what age?
(a) 65.
(b) 60.
(c) 70.
(d) 50.

3. Who is convinced that Tom is trying to pull a fast one on his brother and assumes the entire story is a joke in Act I Scene 2?
(a) Mr. Hovstad.
(b) Peter Stockmann.
(c) Mr. Kill.
(d) Mr. Aslaksen.

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

5. How long does Peter say an overhaul of the water system would take in Act I Scene 2?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 12 years.

6. 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.

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

8. In Act I Scene 2, Peter accuses Tom of _______ the situation.
(a) Belittling.
(b) Denying.
(c) Blurring.
(d) Exaggerating.

9. What is the name of Tom Stockmann's eldest child?
(a) Martha.
(b) Sally.
(c) Paula.
(d) Petra.

10. 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?
(a) What the truth is.
(b) The definition of corruption.
(c) How the world works.
(d) What a man is.

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

12. 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.

13. Hovstad mentions to the mayor in Act I Scene 1 that the newspaper was running an article written by whom?
(a) Tom.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Morten.
(d) Petra.

14. In Act I Scene 2, Hovstad refers to the situation as what and plans to portray it as such in the newspaper?
(a) A joke.
(b) An epidemic.
(c) Very interesting.
(d) A scandal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the original play "An Enemy of the People" published?

2. Catherine is concerned that what will suffer if Tom has a public fight with Peter in Act I Scene 2?

3. In Act I Scene 1, Petra remembers that Tom warned the town not to build the Springs downstream from what?

4. In Act I Scene 1, Tom announces that the baths which were so costly to develop are a what?

5. Tom Stockmann theorizes that the unsafe water that pours into Kirsten Springs originates where?

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