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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. Which Biblical character is apparently present on Walpurgis Night?
(a) Herod.
(b) Pontius Pilate.
(c) Leah.
(d) Lilith.

2. From what play are many of the characters in "A Walpurgis Night's Dream" drawn?
(a) "The Spanish Tragedy."
(b) "Spring Awakening: A Children's Tragedy."
(c) "Iphigenia in Tauris."
(d) "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

3. In "Open Country, Night," where do the witches perform their ritual?
(a) The prison.
(b) The woods.
(c) The gallows.
(d) Faust's study.

4. What is the Huckster-Witch attempting to do during "Walpurgis Night"?
(a) Sell her wares.
(b) Cast spells of old age on the rest of the witches.
(c) Pickpocket Faust.
(d) Sell her body.

5. While being tormented in "A Cathedral," what does Gretchen imagine happening?
(a) The body of Christ is choking her.
(b) The walls of the cathedral are closing in on her.
(c) The Communion wine has turned to blood.
(d) The giant crucifix is going to fall on her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has worsened Barbara's plight, according to Lieschen?

2. Who torments Gretchen while she is in church?

3. What scene is being presented in "A Walpurgis Night's Dream"?

4. What is Gretchen's secret?

5. Why does Faust fear Mephistopheles's influence over his happiness with Gretchen in "A Cavern"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the potion?

2. Why does Mephistopheles keep trying to subvert Faust from examining his vision of Gretchen?

3. Why is Gretchen praying to the Virgin Mary?

4. What is "A Walpurgis Night's Dream" and what purpose does it serve?

5. Describe some of the characters in the chapter "Walpurgis Night."

6. Discuss the significance of Gretchen fearing Mephistopheles at the end of the play.

7. What does Faust admit to being jealous of and why?

8. What torments Gretchen at the cathedral and why?

9. Why is Gretchen is prison?

10. What does Faust fear in regards to his relationship with Gretchen about Mephistopheles?

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