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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Tom insists that Hovstad wait to print the report in the paper until what in Act I Scene 2?
(a) He informs the city council.
(b) He talks to Peter.
(c) A second sample is tested.
(d) The next day.

3. What does Peter say would plummet if the report were to be released in Act I Scene 2?
(a) Religion.
(b) Tourism.
(c) Outsourcing.
(d) Taxes.

4. In Act II Scene 1, Aslaksen refuses to print the report as a what?
(a) Pamphlet.
(b) Scientific conclusion.
(c) Trilogy.
(d) Special edition.

5. Catherine asks Billing in Act II Scene 2 why he printed whose editorial instead of the report?
(a) His own.
(b) Mr. Kill's.
(c) Peter's.
(d) Captain Horster's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is causing the waste in the water, according to the report?

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

3. In Act I Scene 2, Peter wants Tom to agree to do what to the Council rather than provide them with the damaging report?

4. What word means thoroughgoing or extreme, especially as regards change from accepted or traditional forms?

5. What is the setting of Act II Scene 2?

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