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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the opening act, who is with Brand?
(a) A peasant and his son.
(b) The schoolmaster and a clerk.
(c) No one- he is alone.
(d) His wife and a maid.

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

3. As Brand finishes his soliloquy, what falls on the ground next to him?
(a) A rock.
(b) A bible.
(c) A bird.
(d) A scarf.

4. Why does Brand refuse to help the peasant and his daughter?
(a) Because Brand's son refuses to let him help.
(b) Because he refuses to pay for Brand's services.
(c) Because he does not know God.
(d) Because Brand claims the peasant has no soul.

5. Who does Gerd threaten when she leaves to go to church?
(a) Brand's son.
(b) The hawk.
(c) Brand.
(d) The townsfolk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the woman refuse to go with Brand across the fjord?

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

3. What does Brand claim helping the townsfolk monetarily would be?

4. What does Gerd say her church is built out of?

5. What is frozen in the ice near Gerd's church?

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