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An Enemy of the People Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 138 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. With whom is Tom on a walk in the beginning of Act I Scene 1?
(a) Morten and Ejlif.
(b) Peter Stockmann.
(c) Captain Horster.
(d) Catherine Stockmann.

2. In what year did Arthur Miller's adaptation of "An Enemy of the People" premiere?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1950.

3. 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.

4. What aspect of a water system overhaul does Peter accuse Tom of overlooking in Act I Scene 2?
(a) Raw materials.
(b) Time.
(c) Cost.
(d) Impossibility.

5. In Act I Scene 1, Petra remembers that Tom warned the town not to build the Springs downstream from what?
(a) A pig farm.
(b) The tannery.
(c) The neighboring town.
(d) A factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom Stockmann theorizes that the unsafe water that pours into Kirsten Springs originates where?

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

3. Tom claims in Act I Scene 1 that without something to fight for, you are what?

4. What is the setting of Act I Scene 2?

5. Who is the mayor of the town in "An Enemy of the People"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. What children does Tom return with in Act I Scene 1? What does he remark about his children and how does this impact Peter?

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

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 Tom allude to in Act I Scene 1 that implies the coming problems?

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

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