An Enemy of the People Quizzes

An Enemy of the People Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed May 16, 2015

1 What nationality was Ibsen?

French

Norwegian

Danish

Swedish
2 Which playwright famously adapted the work?

Mamet

Miller

O'Neill

Williams
3 What year was the play written?

1800

1890

1882

1900
4 Where does the action take place?

A Dutch town

An English town

A Norwegian town

A Swedish town
5 Who is the protagonist of the play?

Stockmann

Catherine

Peter

Hovstad
6 Where does the first scene take place?

The town square

The newspaper office

The Stockmann home

Horster's home
7 Who is the first person eating in Act I?

Hovstad

Billing

Peter

Kiil
8 Why does Kiil say he came over in Act I?

To argue with Stockmann

He was too lazy to cook

Roast beef

To see his family
9 What does Catherine urge her father to do?

Move in with them

Eat better

Read the Bible

Exercise
10 Peter is Stockmann's

friend

uncle

brother

cousin
11 What is the name of the newspaper?

The People's Daily Messenger

The People's Daily Liberator

The People's Daily Journal

The People's Daily Tribune
12 What is Kiil's tone towards Peter?

Mocking

Subservient

Friendly

Hostile
13 Peter admires the spirit of ________in the town.

amity

tolerance

individuality

compassion
14 What is the town known for?

The Springs

The Rocks

The Gardens

The Caverns
15 What was Stockmann's original article about?

Life before the Springs

The bacteria

Praising the Springs

Condemning the Springs
16 Who actually created the Springs?

Kiil

Hovstad

Stockmann

Peter
17 What is Horster's job?

Tannery owner

Editor

Journalist

Captain
18 Peter is ______ and chairman of the Springs' board.

mayor

alderman

an elder

a doctor
19 Where did Stockmann used to live?

In the West

In the North

In the East

In the South
20 What is Stockmann's motto?

Carpe Diem

Truth is the most powerful weapon

Live to the hilt

The pen is mightier than the sword
21 Stockmann can be described as

traditional and stentorian

lively and naive

old-fashioned

moody
22 Peter is

brash

a journalist

authoritative and traditional

funny and lively
23 Stockmann initially blames Peter's attitude on

indigestion and loneliness

his upbringing

his past

age
24 According to Peter, the individual must

do what he feels is right

submit to authorities

ignore authority

stay true to himself
25 Who is Billing?

An editor

A journalist

A captain

A publisher

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