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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Act I Scene 2, Peter accuses Tom of _______ the situation.
(a) Blurring.
(b) Belittling.
(c) Exaggerating.
(d) Denying.

3. What aspect of a water system overhaul does Peter accuse Tom of overlooking in Act I Scene 2?
(a) Impossibility.
(b) Raw materials.
(c) Cost.
(d) Time.

4. What is the name of Tom Stockmann's wife?
(a) Petra.
(b) Katerina.
(c) Paula.
(d) Catherine.

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

6. How old is Ejlif?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

7. How much does Peter say an overhaul of the water system would cost in Act I Scene 2?
(a) Seventy thousand crowns.
(b) Hundreds of thousands of crowns.
(c) Five million crowns.
(d) One million crowns.

8. What is the profession of Tom Stockmann's eldest child?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Ship Captain.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Lawyer.

9. What is the setting of Act I Scene 1?
(a) Tom Stockmann's residence.
(b) A church.
(c) The springs.
(d) The mayor's office.

10. 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) Put them into action.
(b) Critique them.
(c) Filter out the bad ideas.
(d) Fine tune them.

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

12. In what year did Arthur Miller's adaptation of "An Enemy of the People" premiere?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1955.

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

14. In Act I Scene 2, Peter tells Tom that he is concerned about his what?
(a) Reputation.
(b) Wife.
(c) Mother-in-law.
(d) Sister.

15. Who is convinced that Tom is trying to pull a fast one on his brother and assumes the entire story is a joke in Act I Scene 2?
(a) Mr. Aslaksen.
(b) Mr. Hovstad.
(c) Mr. Kill.
(d) Peter Stockmann.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word refers to a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust?

2. Tom Stockmann theorizes that the unsafe water that pours into Kirsten Springs originates where?

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

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

5. After Peter leaves in Act I Scene 2, Catherine reminds Tom that Peter has what?

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