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

2. What department's finding in Act I Scene 2 states that if the overhaul of the water system is necessary, it is not an emergency and can wait?
(a) Environmental Protection.
(b) City Engineering.
(c) Health.
(d) Water Resource.

3. What refers to a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like?
(a) Truth.
(b) Opinion.
(c) Fable.
(d) Law.

4. Tom claims that Peter's views are closed and narrow due to his lack of what?
(a) Exposure to the world.
(b) Religion.
(c) Politics.
(d) Perspective.

5. In Act I Scene 2, Tom accuses Peter of being unable to admit that he approved the construction of the Springs where?
(a) In a poor town.
(b) On an unstable hillside.
(c) On private land.
(d) In a bad location.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Tom loves to watch his kids eat since they are the ones who will do what?

3. What is the name of the newly constructed medicinal bath center just on the outskirts of the town?

4. In Act I Scene 2, Hovstad refers to the situation as what and plans to portray it as such in the newspaper?

5. In Act I Scene 2, Peter tells Tom that he is concerned about his what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mr. Aslaksen and why does he come by in Act I Scene 2?

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

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

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 is Peter's initial response to the report in Act I Scene 2?

6. Who stops by Tom's residence first in Act I Scene 2? Why?

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

8. What does Peter say of his reputation in Act I Scene 2?

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

10. What thematic question is posed regarding Tom and Peter in Act I Scene 1?

(see the answer keys)

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