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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. Brand refuses to change his beliefs. What does Brand say to Agnes in reply to her questioning him?
(a) "I know you won't deceive us."
(b) "You've got the call, see!"
(c) "Don't think that I am blaming you."
(d) "Was I priest or father first?"

5. What do readers find out Brand's mother did to his father while he lay on his deathbed?
(a) Poisoned him.
(b) Nothing-she was never by his side.
(c) Suffocated him with a pillow.
(d) Searched for his money.

6. As the men return to the settlement, Brand comments on their appearance. What does he say they have been driven out of?
(a) Paradise.
(b) Hell.
(c) Heaven.
(d) The fjord.

7. Where does Brand decide to go at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) To the ice church.
(b) To the river.
(c) To the mountains.
(d) To the settlement.

8. Where are Einar and Agnes going on their journey?
(a) To Einar's hometown.
(b) To the ocean.
(c) To Agnes' hometown.
(d) To the forest.

9. While contemplating staying at the settlement, who finds Brand on the shore?
(a) His father.
(b) Gerd.
(c) His mother.
(d) The Mayor.

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

11. What does Brand claim his mother did in search of fortune?
(a) Brought prasie to God.
(b) Put her soul up for sale.
(c) Abandoned him at an orphanage.
(d) Cheated on his father.

12. Who does Brand describe as "well-meaning, plump and debonair, both hands in pocket, quite sublimely like brackets in parenthesis?"
(a) The doctor.
(b) Gerd.
(c) Einar.
(d) The Mayor.

13. For what reason is Brand's mother fearful?
(a) Because he could have died crossing the fjord and is the only family member she has left.
(b) Because she will starve since he forgot to pay for her food.
(c) Because she will be imprisoned since he returned to the settlement.
(d) Because Agnes looks poor and she wishes more for her son.

14. According to Brand, who must one love first before they can love all mankind?
(a) God.
(b) One other person.
(c) Himself.
(d) A child.

15. Although the Man tells Brand that he has helped the people of the settlement, what does Brand claim is the problem with the people?
(a) They are blind.
(b) They do not really care.
(c) They are deaf.
(d) They are helpless.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the peasant afraid will happen to Brand if he continues on the path he is following?

3. What does the peasant's son fear they will encounter if they continue on their journey?

4. Why is Brand's mother angry at and scared for Brand?

5. Despite the Mayor's argument, why does Brand deny the Mayor's request?

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