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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Brand say will cause Gerd's church to fall?
(a) The earth trembling because of the choir singing.
(b) Nothing- the church will withstand everything.
(c) Squalls, shouting, and rifle shots.
(d) The sun and the moon.

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

4. What news does the doctor bring to Brand as he and Agnes are discussing the weaknesses of man?
(a) The mayor needs him for last rites for his son.
(b) Brand's mother is dying.
(c) The drought is over and the townsfolk are meeting in the square.
(d) Gerd is dying and needs a priest.

5. What is the peasant afraid will happen to Brand if he continues on the path he is following?
(a) He will die from pneumonia.
(b) He will be attacked by wild animals.
(c) He will fall through the ice.
(d) He will trip on the underbrush.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brand claim helping the townsfolk monetarily would be?

2. As the men return to the settlement, Brand comments on their appearance. What does he say they have been driven out of?

3. At the opening of Act 2, Scene One, what is the mayor handing out to the townsfolk?

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

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

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