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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tom claims in Act I Scene 1 that without something to fight for, you are what?
(a) Dead.
(b) Passive.
(c) Bored.
(d) Lazy.

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

3. What is the name of the newly constructed medicinal bath center just on the outskirts of the town?
(a) Kirsten Springs.
(b) Karma Springs.
(c) Killroy Springs.
(d) Karney Springs.

4. How much does Peter say an overhaul of the water system would cost in Act I Scene 2?
(a) Hundreds of thousands of crowns.
(b) Five million crowns.
(c) One million crowns.
(d) Seventy thousand crowns.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Catherine boasts in Act I Scene 1 that Tom literally "invented" what?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the truth in Act I Scene 2. How does the playwright establish "the truth" in the narrative?

2. In Act I Scene 2, what does Tom awaken to? What does he suspect of Peter?

3. What guests come in as Catherine's father is leaving in Act I Scene 1? What discussion do they have?

4. Who has arrived at the beginning of Act I Scene 1? Where is Tom Stockmann?

5. What does Peter suggest Tom do instead of releasing the report in Act I Scene 2? What is Tom's reaction?

6. What does Tom tell Hovstad to do regarding the report in Act I Scene 1? What is the immediate reaction to the news?

7. What does Tom assert of Peter's views in Act I Scene 1?

8. How long had Tom suspected problems with the water? How did he come to his actions in Act I Scene 1?

9. What does Peter assert about the springs in Act I Scene 1?

10. With whom did Peter have a discussion about the issue in Act I Scene 2? What was the conclusion?

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