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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. In his speech in Act II Scene 2, Tom states that in the past Hovstad had fought for what?
2. In Act II Scene 1, Aslaksen refuses to print the report as a what?
3. What word means thoroughgoing or extreme, especially as regards change from accepted or traditional forms?
4. In Act II Scene 2, Tom tells the crowd that if he's not allowed to say his piece, he will go where?
5. Only the town drunk and who vote against declaring Tom an enemy of the people in Act II Scene 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What suggestion about Tom does Billing make in Act II Scene 1?
2. What does Petra bring to the office in Act II Scene 1? What does she remark about it?
3. Where does Act II Scene 2 begin? Why is Horster a part of the assembly?
4. What argument do Hovstad and Peter have in Act II Scene 1?
5. After Tom leaves in Act II Scene 1, What do Hovstad and Aslaksen discuss about him?
6. What conversation does Catherine have with Horster and Billing in the beginning of Act II Scene 2?
7. What does Tom tell Hovstad to do when he enters in Act II Scene 1? Why?
8. Who suggests Tom be declared an enemy of the people? What is the crowd's reaction?
9. What does the crowd complain about in the beginning of Tom's speaking in Act II Scene 2? How is this assuaged?
10. What is Billing doing in the beginning of Act II Scene 1? Who is he with?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Tom Stockmann as the protagonist of the play. What characteristics does Tom embody in the first scene?
Essay Topic 2
Why did Ibsen (and Miller) include the character of Captain Horster? What role does Horster play in the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
"An Enemy of the People" was very popular though it was written out of frustration with drama critics and the liberal press. Why? What did the public think of the play?
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