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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. After the doctor leaves, Brand enters his house. What does he find has happened to Alf?
(a) Alf has ran away.
(b) Alf is dead.
(c) Alf has burned himself on the stove.
(d) Alf is very ill.

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

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

4. What does Einar compare Agnes to?
(a) A lion.
(b) A bird.
(c) A butterfly.
(d) A snake.

5. What does Gerd say her church is built out of?
(a) Ice and snow.
(b) Trees and flowers.
(c) Branches and twine.
(d) Rocks and mud.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the opening of Act 2, Scene One, what is the mayor handing out to the townsfolk?

3. What does Einar claim Brand has of his?

4. What does the doctor compare Brand to when speaking to Brand about Alf.

5. Gerd arrives just after the Man leaves. What is Gerd saying has happened?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Agnes and Brand not worried about the life of their son Alf?

2. Why does the Mayor believe the new church to be great?

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

4. After Brand agrees that he and Agnes must leave their home, Brand changes his mind. Why?

5. In the Mayor's mind, how does Brand throw a wrench in the Mayor's plan to build?

6. Describe Einar's description of God.

7. What does Brand's mother have to tell him about her fortune?

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

9. What does Brand believe Agnes must do to complete her dependence on Alf's memory?

10. Why does the Man believe that Brand will not leave?

(see the answer keys)

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