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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Faust distribute to the crowd in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Beautiful jewelry that is bewitched to change colors.
(b) Anvils and hammers to do work.
(c) Food and wine.
(d) Magical money that transforms when it is touched.

2. What does Wagner believe the sound of the bell accompanying Mephistopheles in Act II signals?
(a) The birth of an idea.
(b) Good things to come.
(c) The end of the day.
(d) A warning of an approaching evil.

3. Who was an earlier student of Faust that now works as his assistant?
(a) Wagner.
(b) Erichto.
(c) Famulus.
(d) Chiron.

4. Where does the prophetess instruct Faust to look for Helen in Act iI?
(a) The Agean Sea.
(b) Mount Olympus.
(c) The river Thebes.
(d) The underworld.

5. Which mythical group suggests that Faust seek out Chiron?
(a) The ogres.
(b) The fates.
(c) The sirens.
(d) The sphinxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Faust's dream, who is the mother of Helen?

2. What reason does the homunculus tell Mephistopheles, to encourage him to take Faust to the classical Walpurgis Night?

3. Which famous figure did Chiron tutor?

4. Who tells the emperor they are out of wine in Scene 2 of Act I?

5. What science is Wagner practicing in the laboratory when Mephistopheles comes upon him in Scene 2 of Act II?

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