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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brand claim made his life more bearable?

2. What does Einar compare Agnes to?

3. How does Brand think Einar see God?

4. Brand accuses Agnes of being afraid. What does he believe she is scared of?

5. Upon Brand's arrival to the valley, where are all of the town's folk going to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After the congregation comes to find Brand to begin the service, why does Brand say that he is mad (crazy)?

3. What does Agnes mean by saying "Whoso shall see Jehovah dies!"?

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

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

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

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

8. Agnes is distraught on Christmas Eve. Why?

9. What does the Mayor want the people to think about before they leave with Brand? What is their reaction?

10. Why do Einar and Agnes not see the precipice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the play, Brand's credo is "All or Nothing." Give three examples of Brand's confrontation with his credo and explain why the confrontation exists. Be sure to use textual evidence.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the conversation between Brand and Gerd in Act 5 l 1694-1703. What is Gerd saying about Brand? Do you agree with Gerd and see Brand as the Savior? What about a martyr, or as a stigmatic? Why?

Essay Topic 3

What is the relevance of Gerd's hawk? What does her hawk symbolize? What is the importance of the hawk to the meaning behind the play?

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