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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Tom Stockmann's father-in-law?
(a) Morten Kill.
(b) Billing.
(c) Hovstad.
(d) Captain Horster.

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

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

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

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

7. What is the name of Tom Stockmann's maid?
(a) Randine.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Martha.
(d) Maria.

8. According to Tom, what must be dismantled in order for the population to be safe?
(a) The mill.
(b) The tannery.
(c) The springs.
(d) The hospital.

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

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

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

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

13. 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) Mr. Aslaksen.
(c) Peter Stockmann.
(d) Mr. Kill.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom is Tom on a walk in the beginning of Act I Scene 1?

3. After Peter leaves in Act I Scene 2, Catherine reminds Tom that Peter has what?

4. Where did Arthur Miller's adaptation of "An Enemy of the People" first open?

5. Who does Hovstad accuse of being cowardly and in fear of standing up to authority in Act I Scene 2?

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