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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the original play "An Enemy of the People" published?

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

4. Catherine stuns Tom and Petra in Act I Scene 2 when she says, "What good is truth, without" what?

5. What is the setting of Act I Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Hovstad see the situation as in Act I Scene 2? What is his principle personal battle?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the literary element of theme. How does theme differ from subject? How does the theme of "the nature of truth" apply to the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the correlation between the environmental debate in the play and our society today. How might the play reflect events such as the BP Oil Spill or Global Warming?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the finances of both the paper and the baths. Do either or both rely on taxpayer money? What is the principle source of revenue of each?

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