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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who separates Peter and Tom when they almost come to blows in Act I Scene 2?
(a) Catherine and Petra.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Captain Horster.
(d) Petra and Morten.

2. Hovstad connects everything that's wrong with the town on what?
(a) The wealthy.
(b) The bureaucrats.
(c) The schools.
(d) The church.

3. What character in the play shares the most characteristics with Tom Stockmann?
(a) Ejlif.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Peter.
(d) Petra.

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

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

6. How old is Ejlif?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

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

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

9. In Act I Scene 2, Hovstad says he sees this situation as his opportunity to keep his word in doing what?
(a) Protecting the people.
(b) Proving his worth.
(c) Reporting good news.
(d) Fighting the bureaucrats.

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

11. Catherine stuns Tom and Petra in Act I Scene 2 when she says, "What good is truth, without" what?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Lies.
(c) Discretion.
(d) Power.

12. In Act I Scene 1, Tom announces that the baths which were so costly to develop are a what?
(a) Pest hole.
(b) Cess pool.
(c) Hazard.
(d) Death sentence.

13. Catherine boasts in Act I Scene 1 that Tom literally "invented" what?
(a) Mammoth Springs.
(b) Kirsten Springs.
(c) Carlsbad Springs.
(d) Merrimac Springs.

14. What is the setting of Act I Scene 1?
(a) A church.
(b) The springs.
(c) The mayor's office.
(d) Tom Stockmann's residence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Peter say in his note to Tom in the beginning of Act I Scene 2?

2. What does Tom's eldest child bring to him in Act I Scene 1?

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

4. Who sent Tom a letter in Act I Scene 1?

5. In Act I Scene 2, when Tom vows to stand up for his findings, Peter warns him that he will see to it that what?

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