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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. Peter claims in Act I, Scene 1 that while Tom has lots of good ideas, it takes a person like himself to do what?
(a) Critique them.
(b) Put them into action.
(c) Filter out the bad ideas.
(d) Fine tune them.

2. When was the original play "An Enemy of the People" published?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1891.

3. How many pages is the report?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

4. With whom is Tom on a walk in the beginning of Act I Scene 1?
(a) Captain Horster.
(b) Peter Stockmann.
(c) Catherine Stockmann.
(d) Morten and Ejlif.

5. In Act I Scene 1, Petra remembers that Tom warned the town not to build the Springs downstream from what?
(a) A pig farm.
(b) The neighboring town.
(c) A factory.
(d) The tannery.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Tom, what must be dismantled in order for the population to be safe?

2. Catherine boasts in Act I Scene 1 that Tom literally "invented" what?

3. Who is the mayor of the town in "An Enemy of the People"?

4. Who is Tom Stockmann's father-in-law?

5. What does Tom's eldest child bring to him in Act I Scene 1?

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