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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Act 5, Scene 1, what does the Dean decide to do?
(a) Become a member of Brand's "new" congregation.
(b) Nothing...he believes it has all gone too far.
(c) Follow Brand up the mountain to keep the "flock from straying farther".
(d) Return to town to talk to the Mayor about what they are going to do with Brand.

2. Brand claims to know the enemy. Who does Brand believe the enemy to be?
(a) God.
(b) Himself.
(c) The Devil.
(d) Alf.

3. What two characters find Brand's followers on the hillside to persuade them to return home?
(a) The Mayor and the Dean.
(b) Gerd and Einar.
(c) The Dean and the Mayor's clerk.
(d) The Mayor and his clerk.

4. During Brand's conversation with the Mayor about his inheritance, what does Brand realize the Mayor is saying?
(a) The Mayor wants him to leave the settlement.
(b) The Mayor wants him to leave Agnes and marry his daughter.
(c) The Mayor wants him to convince his mother to give all of her money to the town.
(d) The Mayor wants to confiscate Brand's inheritance.

5. What does Brand threaten to do with his inheritance?
(a) Buy the settlement and become the Mayor.
(b) Squander it on meaningless possessions.
(c) Throw it to the winds.
(d) Give it to his brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Brand, who must one love first before they can love all mankind?

2. As Brand is contemplating the doctor's prognosis, what does the doctor claim about Brand?

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

4. What does Brand claim his mother did in search of fortune?

5. Who does Brand's mother wish to take the glare of blinding light away?

(see the answer key)

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