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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the valley look different from Brand's memories of it?
(a) He does not recognize the land at all.
(b) It looks smaller than he remembers.
(c) It looks larger than he remembers.
(d) It looks abandoned.

2. Why does the woman refuse to go with Brand across the fjord?
(a) She is afraid of dying and her children need their mother.
(b) Because she does not know him.
(c) There is no one to go home to.
(d) She is afraid that her husband will kill her.

3. What does the peasant's son fear they will encounter if they continue on their journey?
(a) Bad weather.
(b) Gypsys.
(c) The nobles of the area.
(d) Wild animals.

4. At the opening of Act 2, Scene One, what is the mayor handing out to the townsfolk?
(a) Corn.
(b) Beans.
(c) Bread.
(d) Wheat.

5. When Brand enters the fjord, why does the Mayor ask Brand for money?
(a) Because the town is in the middle of a long famine.
(b) Because Brand looks wealthy.
(c) Because the Mayor wants to build a new lodge.
(d) Because a hurricane has destroyed the town.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening act, who is with Brand?

2. As the squall hits the fjord, what do the townsfolk threaten Brand with?

3. Where is the only place Gerd ever feels safe?

4. What does Brand offer the Mayor instead of money?

5. Where does Elinar know Brand from?

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