View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After telling the congregation to leave, what does Brand do with the keys to the church?
(a) Throws them into a fire.
(b) Hands them to the Mayor.
(c) Throws them into the river.
(d) Hands them to the Dean.

2. As Brand is contemplating his conversation with the dean, he states "That churchyard's watered with my bleeding; my light, my life, lie buried there:---- but not my (_____), that they'll not snare!" What will "they" not snare?
(a) His soul.
(b) His church.
(c) His faith.
(d) His love.

3. The schoolmaster and the sexton are talking about the fire at the mayor's home. When the mayor says, "O, that can go to hell," what do they say he is talking about?
(a) His home.
(b) His soul.
(c) His son.
(d) Her.

4. In the opening of Act 5, Scene 3, what are the weather conditions like?
(a) It is hailing.
(b) A storm has just ended and a rainbow can be seen.
(c) It is sunny and mild.
(d) A storm is coming.

5. After Brand tells Einar of his life since their last meeting, where does Einar say that Agnes is?
(a) In the mountains.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Hell.
(d) Purgatory.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Brand is speaking aloud to himself in Act 4, he talks about a gift that Agnes possesses. What is the gift that he tells of?

2. In Act 4, Part 3, Agnes has entered the room Brand is in to decorate the room. What does he order her to do?

3. As Brand is waiting to hear about his mother's offering to God, what is Brand afraid God will ask of him?

4. At the end of Act 5, Scene 1, what does the Dean decide to do?

5. During Brand's impromptu sermon, why does the Dean claim Brand is not worth following?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 406 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample