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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did Peter say in his note to Tom in the beginning of Act I Scene 2?
(a) Don't publish the report.
(b) Disregard the findings.
(c) He commissioned his own report.
(d) He'd drop by later.

8. 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.

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

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

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

12. 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?
(a) Water Resource.
(b) City Engineering.
(c) Health.
(d) Environmental Protection.

13. 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) The next day.
(d) He informs the city council.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Tom, what must be dismantled in order for the population to be safe?

3. What beverages are Tom, Catherine, Hovstad, and Captain Horster drinking when Tom's eldest child enters in Act I Scene 1?

4. Hovstad mentions to the mayor in Act I Scene 1 that the newspaper was running an article written by whom?

5. In Act I Scene 2, Hovstad says he sees this situation as his opportunity to keep his word in doing what?

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