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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who goes with Brand out into the storm?
(a) Einar.
(b) Agnes.
(c) The Woman.
(d) The Mayor.

2. In the opening act, who is with Brand?
(a) The schoolmaster and a clerk.
(b) No one- he is alone.
(c) A peasant and his son.
(d) His wife and a maid.

3. How does one of the men convince Brand to stay in the settlement?
(a) By blackmailing him.
(b) By promising Brand anything he wishes.
(c) By using Brand's own belief: give all or nothing.
(d) By using Brand's own belief: it is God's plan.

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

5. The play begins in what country?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Netherlands.
(c) England.
(d) Norway.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brand enters the fjord, why does the Mayor ask Brand for money?

2. As Brand finishes his soliloquy, what falls on the ground next to him?

3. What does the Woman tell Brand her husband has done?

4. What do readers find out Brand's mother did to his father while he lay on his deathbed?

5. While contemplating staying at the settlement, who finds Brand on the shore?

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