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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pages is the report?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

2. 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?
(a) Tom is discredited.
(b) Tom is fired from the Institute.
(c) Tom disappears.
(d) Tom will never be mayor.

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

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

5. What occupant of the town is the commander of a ship which travels all over the world?
(a) Captain Haley.
(b) Captain Hamblin.
(c) Captain Holiday.
(d) Captain Horster.

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

7. When was the original play "An Enemy of the People" published?
(a) 1891.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1882.

8. Who is the editor of the The People's Daily Messenger?
(a) Mr. Kill.
(b) Mr. Billing.
(c) Mr. Aslaksen.
(d) Mr. Hovstad.

9. When Peter arrives in Act I Scene 2, he expresses disappointment that Tom did what behind his back?
(a) Conducted the investigation.
(b) Paid for Hovstad's bail.
(c) Spent the inheritance.
(d) Spoken with Sarah.

10. Who is the mayor of the town in "An Enemy of the People"?
(a) Captain Horster.
(b) Tom Stockmann.
(c) Peter Stockmann.
(d) Morten Kill.

11. What aspect of a water system overhaul does Peter accuse Tom of overlooking in Act I Scene 2?
(a) Impossibility.
(b) Time.
(c) Cost.
(d) Raw materials.

12. In Act I Scene 2, Tom explains that there is no what but simply a scientific report?
(a) Campaign.
(b) Published findings.
(c) Reason to panic.
(d) Conclusive evidence.

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

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

15. In Act I Scene 1, the mayor boasts that new medicinal bath center will be as popular as those where?
(a) Mammoth.
(b) Carlsbad.
(c) Iceland.
(d) Springville.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Catherine boasts in Act I Scene 1 that Tom literally "invented" what?

3. Where did Tom go to help the poor and afflicted when he was younger?

4. What is the name of Tom Stockmann's maid?

5. Who starred in Miller's premier of "An Enemy of the People"?

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