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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Agnes believe "all earthly souls are doomed to fail?"
(a) Because no man is willing to give "Nothing."
(b) Because God asks too much of them.
(c) Because everyone is full of sin.
(d) Because no man is willing to give "All."

2. What does the Mayor warn Man Two not to do after discovering that his wife has died?
(a) Abandon his children.
(b) Start any trouble.
(c) Marry again.
(d) Leave town.

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

4. At the end of Act 3, what does Brand ask Jesus for?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Power.
(c) Faith.
(d) Light.

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

6. Who goes with Brand out into the storm?
(a) The Woman.
(b) The Mayor.
(c) Einar.
(d) Agnes.

7. Who does Brand's mother wish to take the glare of blinding light away?
(a) Brand.
(b) Agnes.
(c) The Devil.
(d) God.

8. What does Brand tell his mother she must do to repay her debt?
(a) Give up everything she has.
(b) Give her tithes to the church.
(c) Go to the bank and take out a loan.
(d) Nothing- she is too far gone.

9. 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.

10. Why does Brand refuse to go with the Doctor?
(a) Brand does not like the doctor and will not go anywhere with him.
(b) Brand has to deliver communion.
(c) Brand will not go unless he has been personally called for.
(d) Brand must stay with Alf.

11. Why is Brand's mother angry at and scared for Brand?
(a) Because he did not leave.
(b) Because he crossed the fjord during the storm.
(c) Because he forgot to pay for her food.
(d) Because he is with Agnes.

12. What debt does Brand claim his mother owes?
(a) A debt to him.
(b) A debt to the bank.
(c) A debt to God.
(d) A debt to the Devil.

13. At the Woman's house, what have the men come to ask of Brand?
(a) To be the prision guard.
(b) To be their Mayor.
(c) To be their priest.
(d) To be their farmer.

14. What does the peasant's son fear they will encounter if they continue on their journey?
(a) Bad weather.
(b) Wild animals.
(c) The nobles of the area.
(d) Gypsys.

15. Agnes, holding Alf, is watching the conversation between Gerd and Brand. What does Gerd call Alf?
(a) An idol.
(b) A god.
(c) A lamb.
(d) A demon.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brand addresses the men who have come to the Woman's house, where does he say the left eye turns toward?

2. What do readers find out Brand's mother did to his father while he lay on his deathbed?

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

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

5. Who does Brand describe as "well-meaning, plump and debonair, both hands in pocket, quite sublimely like brackets in parenthesis?"

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