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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. Who is the assistant editor of The People's Daily Messenger?
(a) Mr. Hovstad.
(b) Mr. Aslaksen.
(c) Mr. Kill.
(d) Mr. Billing.

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

3. Who separates Peter and Tom when they almost come to blows in Act I Scene 2?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Petra and Morten.
(c) Captain Horster.
(d) Catherine and Petra.

4. What is the profession of Tom Stockmann's eldest child?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Ship Captain.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Hovstad connects everything that's wrong with the town on what?

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

4. What is causing the waste in the water, according to the report?

5. What is the name of Tom Stockmann's eldest child?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What argument do Peter and Catherine have in Act I Scene 1?

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

4. What does Peter tell Tom he is going to do with Kirsten Springs in Act I Scene 2? What is Tom's response?

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

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

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

8. According to Tom in Act I Scene 1, what must be done to correct the problem with the water? What does he do with the report?

9. What announcement does Tom make after reading his letter in Act I Scene 1?

10. What conversation do Tom and Hovstad share over the society in Act I Scene 2?

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