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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Brand say will cause Gerd's church to fall?
(a) The sun and the moon.
(b) The earth trembling because of the choir singing.
(c) Nothing- the church will withstand everything.
(d) Squalls, shouting, and rifle shots.

3. What does Brand call his childhood home?
(a) The Devil's palace.
(b) Widow's place.
(c) God's window.
(d) Brimstone manor.

4. What is frozen in the ice near Gerd's church?
(a) A lion.
(b) A reindeer.
(c) A hawk.
(d) A bear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening act, who is with Brand?

2. What is the one condition Brand's mother tells him regarding her fortune that is left to him?

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

4. When Brand enters the fjord, why does the Mayor ask Brand for money?

5. The play begins in what country?

Short Essay Questions

1. What different attempts does Brand's mother make to get him to come to her on her deathbed?

2. What are the conditions of Brand receiving his mother's fortune?

3. What has changed in Brand's life over the past year and a half (since the end of Act 4)?

4. What is the Doctor's diagnosis for Alf?

5. Why is the Mayor of the settlement handing out food and supplies?

6. Why does Brand believe that the townsfolk have followed the Mayor's desires to this point?

7. Why does the Mayor try to shake Brand's hand and why does Brand refuse?

8. Before the "opening" of the church, what happens after Brand shows his anger at the situation?

9. Why does Brand think that the ice-church is unsafe?

10. Why does Brand get carried away by Agnes' statements as she sits by the shore?

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