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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. From whose original work did Arthur Miller adapt "An Enemy of the People"?
2. Who does Mr. Billing urge to stay for dinner in the beginning of Act I Scene 1?
3. In Act I Scene 2, Peter accuses Tom of _______ the situation.
4. Hovstad connects everything that's wrong with the town on what?
5. In Act I Scene 2, Tom accuses Peter of being unable to admit that he approved the construction of the Springs where?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Tom tell Hovstad to do regarding the report in Act I Scene 1? What is the immediate reaction to the news?
2. What does Peter say of his reputation in Act I Scene 2?
3. What does Peter suggest Tom do instead of releasing the report in Act I Scene 2? What is Tom's reaction?
4. What does Peter tell Tom he is going to do with Kirsten Springs in Act I Scene 2? What is Tom's response?
5. What thematic question is posed regarding Tom and Peter in Act I Scene 1?
6. What conversation do Tom and Hovstad share over the society in Act I Scene 2?
7. What announcement does Tom make after reading his letter in Act I Scene 1?
8. What does Tom allude to in Act I Scene 1 that implies the coming problems?
9. What does Hovstad see the situation as in Act I Scene 2? What is his principle personal battle?
10. What does Peter assert about the springs in Act I Scene 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the central subject of debate in the play. How is the pollution in the water described? How "fixable" is the issue?
Essay Topic 2
Newspapers today pride themselves on their willingness to print the truth. But do they always print the truth? Or do they sometimes bow to the same forces that pressured Hovstad to abandon publication of Dr. Stockmann's story?
Essay Topic 3
How does the term "free thinking" function in "An Enemy of the People"?
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