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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. As the men return to the settlement, Brand comments on their appearance. What does he say they have been driven out of?
(a) Heaven.
(b) The fjord.
(c) Paradise.
(d) Hell.

2. What does Brand offer the Mayor instead of money?
(a) A prayer.
(b) A cow.
(c) His words.
(d) His help.

3. Where is the only place Gerd ever feels safe?
(a) At home.
(b) In church.
(c) Running in the mountains.
(d) No where- she never feels safe.

4. Where does Brand decide to go at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) To the river.
(b) To the mountains.
(c) To the settlement.
(d) To the ice church.

5. As the squall hits the fjord, what do the townsfolk threaten Brand with?
(a) Imprisonment.
(b) Throwing him into the storm.
(c) Stones and knives.
(d) Guns and torches.

Short Answer Questions

1. The play begins in what country?

2. What is the peasant afraid will happen to Brand if he continues on the path he is following?

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

4. How does the valley look different from Brand's memories of it?

5. What does the peasant's son fear they will encounter if they continue on their journey?

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