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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What beverages are Tom, Catherine, Hovstad, and Captain Horster drinking when Tom's eldest child enters in Act I Scene 1?
(a) Beer.
(b) Hot toddies.
(c) Wine.
(d) Martinis.

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

3. Tom claims in Act I Scene 1 that without something to fight for, you are what?
(a) Bored.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Dead.
(d) Passive.

4. Catherine boasts in Act I Scene 1 that Tom literally "invented" what?
(a) Merrimac Springs.
(b) Carlsbad Springs.
(c) Kirsten Springs.
(d) Mammoth Springs.

5. Who sent Tom a letter in Act I Scene 1?
(a) A childhood friend.
(b) The federal government.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) The local university lab.

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

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

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

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

10. Who is the editor of the The People's Daily Messenger?
(a) Mr. Hovstad.
(b) Mr. Billing.
(c) Mr. Kill.
(d) Mr. Aslaksen.

11. What is the setting of Act I Scene 2?
(a) The Kirsten Springs Institute.
(b) Tom Stockmann's residence.
(c) The Mayors office.
(d) Kirten Springs.

12. From whose original work did Arthur Miller adapt "An Enemy of the People"?
(a) Lewis Carroll.
(b) Henrik Ibsen.
(c) Charles Dickens.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

13. In Act I Scene 2, Hovstad says he sees this situation as his opportunity to keep his word in doing what?
(a) Reporting good news.
(b) Protecting the people.
(c) Fighting the bureaucrats.
(d) Proving his worth.

14. Who does Mr. Billing urge to stay for dinner in the beginning of Act I Scene 1?
(a) Mr. Hovstad.
(b) Mr. Kill.
(c) Captain Horster.
(d) Mr. Aslaksen.

15. Hovstad mentions to the mayor in Act I Scene 1 that the newspaper was running an article written by whom?
(a) Petra.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Morten.
(d) Tom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter say would plummet if the report were to be released in Act I Scene 2?

2. Where is Tom employed as an adviser?

3. How much does Peter say an overhaul of the water system would cost in Act I Scene 2?

4. In Act I Scene 1, the mayor boasts that new medicinal bath center will be as popular as those where?

5. In what year did Arthur Miller's adaptation of "An Enemy of the People" premiere?

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