10 questions on plot, characters, and themes. Free to take, so you can see exactly what to review before class.
1. What does Dr. Stockmann discover about the town's baths at the beginning of the play?
2. Why does Peter Stockmann urge his brother to keep quiet about the contamination?
3. How do the newspaper editors Hovstad and Billing respond to Thomas's findings?
4. What happens at the public meeting called to let Thomas present his findings?
5. What consequences does Thomas face after the public meeting?
6. How does Morten Kiil, Thomas's father-in-law, manipulate the situation for his own gain?
7. What does Thomas's speech at the public meeting argue about truth and the majority?
8. Which character shows the most awareness of what idealism actually costs when a family has practical needs?
9. Why is Peter Stockmann more dangerous as an opponent than an openly corrupt official would be?
10. What does Thomas decide to do at the end of the play instead of emigrating?
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