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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 the newly constructed medicinal bath center just on the outskirts of the town?
2. Hovstad mentions to the mayor in Act I Scene 1 that the newspaper was running an article written by whom?
3. Who is Tom Stockmann's father-in-law?
4. What does Peter say would plummet if the report were to be released in Act I Scene 2?
5. Where did Arthur Miller's adaptation of "An Enemy of the People" first open?
Short Essay Questions
1. What argument do Peter and Catherine have in Act I Scene 1?
2. Who stops by Tom's residence first in Act I Scene 2? Why?
3. Discuss the truth in Act I Scene 2. How does the playwright establish "the truth" in the narrative?
4. What does Hovstad see the situation as in Act I Scene 2? What is his principle personal battle?
5. What does Peter suggest Tom do instead of releasing the report in Act I Scene 2? What is Tom's reaction?
6. What thematic question is posed regarding Tom and Peter in Act I Scene 1?
7. With whom did Peter have a discussion about the issue in Act I Scene 2? What was the conclusion?
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. How long had Tom suspected problems with the water? How did he come to his actions in Act I Scene 1?
10. In Act I Scene 2, what does Tom awaken to? What does he suspect of Peter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of Mr. Kill in the narrative. How is Mr. Kill related to Tom? What is his position within the community?
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
Newspapers today pride themselves on their willingness to print the truth. But do they always print the truth? Or do they sometimes bow to the same forces that pressured Hovstad to abandon publication of Dr. Stockmann's story?
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