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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. Tom claims in Act II Scene 2 that he stands against the conventional wisdom that the majority is what?
2. Against the objection of some, Aslaksen is named what in Act II Scene 2?
3. Who suggests that Tom act with moderation in Act II Scene 1 when Tom tells Hovstad that Peter has declared war?
4. In Act II Scene 1, Billing suggests to Hovstad that they seek the support of Tom to do what?
5. Tom informs the crowd in Act II Scene 2 that the gathering was advertised as what instead of a meeting?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Billing say of Aslaksen in Act II Scene 1? What is Hovstad's reply?
2. What does Peter inform Aslaksen and the others in the office about taxation in Act II Scene 1? What is the response?
3. What does Tom response when several in the crowd call him a revolutionist in Act II Scene 2?
4. After Tom leaves in Act II Scene 1, What do Hovstad and Aslaksen discuss about him?
5. Who is allowed to talk first in the meeting? What does he state?
6. How and why does Peter enter the office in Act II Scene 1?
7. Who suggests Tom be declared an enemy of the people? What is the crowd's reaction?
8. What does the crowd complain about in the beginning of Tom's speaking in Act II Scene 2? How is this assuaged?
9. What conversation does Petra have with Peter in Act II Scene 2?
10. Who does Tom congratulate in the beginning of his speech in Act II Scene 2? What is the response?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine and discuss the career of Henrik Ibsen and the original production of "An Enemy of the People". What did Ibsen write the play in response to?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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