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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through By A Shrine Inside The Town Wall, Night. The Street Outside Gretchen's Door, and A Cathedral.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the poodle refuse to do when in Faust's study?
(a) Warm itself by the fire.
(b) Stay calm.
(c) Drink.
(d) Eat.

2. What is Gretchen's secret?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is dying.
(c) She killed her mother on purpose.
(d) She is glad that Valentine is dead.

3. Who is singing in the church?
(a) The priest.
(b) Mephistopheles.
(c) The altarboys.
(d) The choir.

4. What comforts Gretchen's mother when the priest takes the jewels away?
(a) The priest assures her that Gretchen is still a virgin.
(b) The priest offers to help Gretchen find a husband.
(c) The priest absolves her and Gretchen of any wrong-doing.
(d) The priest promises they will be rich in heaven.

5. What does Mephistopheles explain to Faust about Gretchen's mother in "A Promenade"?
(a) She can sense anything evil or nonspiritual.
(b) She is afraid of the outside world.
(c) She is bitter of her daughter's beauty.
(d) She is suspicious of all men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Martha advise Gretchen to do with the second box of jewelry that was mysteriously left for her?

2. How does Valentine currently feel about Gretchen?

3. What does Martha believe about her abusive husband?

4. What is Faust's reaction to the chorus of spirits in the first scene called "Faust's Study?"

5. Why is Mephistopheles unable to leave Faust's study after appearing to the man?

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