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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act II Scene 2, Peter makes a motion that Tom be prohibited from what?
(a) Standing watch.
(b) Taking the pledge.
(c) Reading the report.
(d) Marrying.

2. When was Galileo born?
(a) 1498.
(b) 1564.
(c) 1634.
(d) 1602.

3. Peter claims in Act II Scene 2 that he only wants the town to understand that his brother's motive is to ridicule and destroy what?
(a) Authority.
(b) People's lives.
(c) The town.
(d) The springs.

4. In Act II Scene 1, Peter angrily declares that the report is based on hatred of what?
(a) The public.
(b) The environment.
(c) Government.
(d) Authority.

5. Given little other options, in the end of Act II Scene 1, Tom vows to do what to spread the truth about the water system?
(a) Publish his own paper.
(b) Yell from the steps of the Mayor's office.
(c) Tell everybody at church.
(d) March through town.

6. After Tom leaves in Act II Scene 1, Hovstad comments to Aslaksen that Tom might prove to be what?
(a) Valuable to them.
(b) A wolf in sheeps clothing.
(c) The messiah.
(d) Insane.

7. What word means the process or an instance of obstructing legislation by means of long speeches and other delaying tactics?
(a) Chastise.
(b) Interrogate.
(c) Filibuster.
(d) Ramble.

8. Only the town drunk and who vote against declaring Tom an enemy of the people in Act II Scene 2?
(a) Mr. Billing.
(b) Captain Horster.
(c) Mr. Aslaksen.
(d) Mr. Hovstad.

9. In Act II Scene 1, to show Peter that his position is that of the people, Tom puts on what?
(a) His hat.
(b) Peter's hat.
(c) Peter's coat.
(d) His coat.

10. What is the setting of Act II Scene 2?
(a) Mr. Hovstad's house.
(b) Mr. Aslaksen's house.
(c) Mr. Billing's house.
(d) Captain Horster's house.

11. When he enters in Act II Scene 1, Peter demands to see the report, promising to help with what?
(a) The distribution.
(b) The labor.
(c) The spelling.
(d) The editing.

12. What word means that kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense?
(a) Dilute.
(b) Suppress.
(c) Moderate.
(d) Contain.

13. Tom discusses in Act II Scene 2 the fact that Galileo was brought to his knees for teaching what?
(a) The earth revolves around the sun.
(b) Apple's fall from trees.
(c) Lightning is made of electricity.
(d) The earth is flat.

14. What does Tom tell Peter that his cane represents in Act II Scene 1?
(a) A fishing pole.
(b) The needle of a compass.
(c) The letter "I."
(d) The baton of command.

15. In Act II Scene 1 it is pointed out that Billing has applied for a job as what?
(a) Tax collector.
(b) Policeman.
(c) Secretary of the Magistrate.
(d) Councilman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in Act II Scene 1 wants the article limited to the current matter and is not in favor of going after the entire city administration?

2. As Peter speaks in Act II Scene 2, a man in the crowd shouts that Tom should be what?

3. In Act II Scene 2, Tom explains that he had to hold a lecture since no one would rent him what?

4. What compromise does Tom reach when reading the report at the gathering in Act II Scene 2?

5. Tom informs the crowd in Act II Scene 2 that the gathering was advertised as what instead of a meeting?

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