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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is seen at the top off the cliffs as Brand leaves to cross the fjord?
(a) Einar.
(b) Gerd.
(c) The Woman's husband.
(d) Agnes.

3. What does Gerd say her church is built out of?
(a) Branches and twine.
(b) Ice and snow.
(c) Rocks and mud.
(d) Trees and flowers.

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

5. What do the men say happened to the person who previously held the position for which they seek Brand?
(a) He left because they could not pay him enough.
(b) He was captured by the nobels of the land.
(c) He died because of the famine.
(d) He drowned in a squall crossing the fjord.

Short Answer Questions

1. While contemplating staying, who does Brand say will be "born again" in the settlement?

2. What does the Mayor warn Man Two not to do after discovering that his wife has died?

3. Why does the woman refuse to go with Brand across the fjord?

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

5. Where does Brand decide to go at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

(see the answer key)

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