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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Tom go to help the poor and afflicted when he was younger?
(a) The east.
(b) The north.
(c) The west.
(d) The south.

2. Where did Arthur Miller's adaptation of "An Enemy of the People" first open?
(a) Broadhurst Theater.
(b) Elizabethan Theater.
(c) Imperial Theatre.
(d) Ambassador Theatre.

3. What occupant of the town is the commander of a ship which travels all over the world?
(a) Captain Haley.
(b) Captain Hamblin.
(c) Captain Holiday.
(d) Captain Horster.

4. Who is Tom Stockmann's father-in-law?
(a) Captain Horster.
(b) Billing.
(c) Morten Kill.
(d) Hovstad.

5. Tom loves to watch his kids eat since they are the ones who will do what?
(a) Reinvent the wheel.
(b) Grow up someday.
(c) Look after him when he's old.
(d) Stir up the future.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sent Tom a letter in Act I Scene 1?

2. Peter claims in Act I, Scene 1 that while Tom has lots of good ideas, it takes a person like himself to do what?

3. Who starred in Miller's premier of "An Enemy of the People"?

4. Who does Mr. Billing urge to stay for dinner in the beginning of Act I Scene 1?

5. What beverages are Tom, Catherine, Hovstad, and Captain Horster drinking when Tom's eldest child enters in Act I Scene 1?

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