View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act I Scene 1, Petra remembers that Tom warned the town not to build the Springs downstream from what?
(a) A pig farm.
(b) A factory.
(c) The neighboring town.
(d) The tannery.

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

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

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

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

6. Tom responds to Catherine's doubts in Act I Scene I saying that he has all of the what?
(a) Money.
(b) Authority.
(c) Power.
(d) Truth.

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

8. 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) Stir up the future.
(c) Reinvent the wheel.
(d) Grow up someday.

9. According to Tom in Act I Scene 1, the report confirms that the water contains what?
(a) Infectious organic matter.
(b) Parasites.
(c) Harmful bacteria.
(d) Pathogens.

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

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

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

13. Who sent Tom a letter in Act I Scene 1?
(a) A childhood friend.
(b) The federal government.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) The local university lab.

14. Tom Stockmann theorizes that the unsafe water that pours into Kirsten Springs originates where?
(a) Coal Point.
(b) Millville.
(c) Windmill Valley.
(d) Atomic Alley.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What occupant of the town is the commander of a ship which travels all over the world?

4. 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?

5. In Act I Scene 2, Peter wants Tom to agree to do what to the Council rather than provide them with the damaging report?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 501 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample