View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Catherine wonder about the people outside in the beginning of Act II Scene 2?
(a) If they are violent.
(b) Why they don't come in.
(c) Who they are.
(d) What they want.

2. What compromise does Tom reach when reading the report at the gathering in Act II Scene 2?
(a) To talk softly.
(b) To talk for only ten minutes.
(c) To not offend anyone.
(d) To not refer to the Institute by name.

3. When Tom enters in Act II Scene 1, he tells Hovstad to do what?
(a) Edit some of the report.
(b) Print the report immediately.
(c) Give him back the report.
(d) Destroy the report.

4. When Tom returns in Act II Scene 1, he emphasizes again to Aslaksen that he does not want to be treated like what?
(a) A hero.
(b) A king.
(c) A child.
(d) A woman.

5. Who is allowed to speak first at the gathering in Act II Scene 2?
(a) Tom.
(b) Petra.
(c) Peter.
(d) Catherine.

6. What word means thoroughgoing or extreme, especially as regards change from accepted or traditional forms?
(a) Liberal.
(b) Radical.
(c) Conservative.
(d) Rebel.

7. In Act II Scene 2, Tom claims that what is never right until it does right?
(a) The government.
(b) The minority.
(c) The public.
(d) The majority.

8. Who suggests that Tom act with moderation in Act II Scene 1 when Tom tells Hovstad that Peter has declared war?
(a) Billing.
(b) Catherine Stockmann.
(c) Peter Stockmann.
(d) Aslaksen.

9. What is Tom surprised to see leaning against the table in the office in Act II Scene 1?
(a) A sword.
(b) An umbrella.
(c) Boards.
(d) His brother's cane.

10. Catherine enters after Tom in Act II Scene 1 and demands that he do what?
(a) Forget the report.
(b) Talk to his brother.
(c) Come home immediately.
(d) Go to work.

11. Tom leaves the office after speaking with Hovstad in Act II Scene 1 because who is waiting for him?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Peter.
(c) Petra.
(d) A patient.

12. In Act II Scene 2, when Tom begins to speak some in the crowd complain that there is no what for the meeting?
(a) Chairman.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Press.
(d) Spokesperson.

13. In the beginning of Act II Scene 1, Hovstad tells Billing to lower his voice because who is in earshot?
(a) Petra Stockmann.
(b) Peter Stockmann.
(c) Tom Stockmann.
(d) Aslaksen.

14. Kirsten Springs Institute is what type of corporation?
(a) Private.
(b) Religious.
(c) Public.
(d) Nonprofit.

15. How does Peter enter in Act II Scene 1?
(a) From the basement.
(b) Through the front door.
(c) From the attic.
(d) Through the back door.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act II Scene 1, to show Peter that his position is that of the people, Tom puts on what?

2. In Act II Scene 2, Tom asks if he and his family can have passage where?

3. What slang term used by Billings refers to someone who is cowardly or afraid?

4. Against the objection of some, Aslaksen is named what in Act II Scene 2?

5. In Act II Scene 2, Tom explains to the crowd that the dream he had for the Springs was NOT to do what?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 491 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample