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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What proverb does Agnes speak of as she is talking to Brand about his convictions?
(a) "A broken hand works, but not a broken heart."
(b) "A drowning man is not troubled by rain."
(c) "He makes his home where the living is best."
(d) "Light the lifting, hard the bearing."

2. While discussing the number of people come to the new church, where do the schoolmaster and sexton wish they could go?
(a) To the fjord.
(b) Hide.
(c) To the mountains.
(d) Inside.

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

4. What does Brand say about Mercy?
(a) It is paved with gold.
(b) It is paved with an alter-stone.
(c) It is paved with heartache.
(d) It is paved by those who can afford to.

5. Where does Elinar know Brand from?
(a) From church.
(b) From the orphanage.
(c) They are long-lost brothers reunited.
(d) Their childhood school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men say happened to the person who previously held the position for which they seek Brand?

2. Who goes with Brand out into the storm?

3. How does one of the men convince Brand to stay in the settlement?

4. Brand re-enters the room that Agnes is in. Agnes is going through a drawer. What does Agnes pull out of the drawer that has a pin on it?

5. Brand informs the Mayor of his own plans to build. Initially, what does the Mayor say about Brand's plans?

(see the answer key)

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