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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Faust decides to help the emperor, what does Mephistopheles turn him into?
(a) A skilled soldier.
(b) A savvy politician who can soothe the people.
(c) A general-in-chief with three aides.
(d) A calveryman.

2. What new scheme does Faust describe to Mephistopheles in Scene 5 of Act V?
(a) Bringing battle against the emperor.
(b) Draining a new swamp for striving people.
(c) Learning a new language.
(d) Returning to ancient Greece to seek out Helen again.

3. Who does Faust claim sent him to the emperor?
(a) He does not say who sent him.
(b) He claims he was sent by the rival emperor.
(c) He claims he was sent by a wizard.
(d) He claims he was sent by Zeus.

4. Which Old Testament murder does Mephistopheles allude to at the end of Scene 2 in Act V?
(a) Naboth.
(b) Able.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Samson.

5. What does the emperor sign at the end of Act IV?
(a) A deed of the land to Faust.
(b) A treaty with the rival emperor.
(c) A proclamation declaring the festivities.
(d) A contract with the archbishop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is credited with drawing Faust upwards and cheating the devil.

2. What does Mephistopheles tell Helen that frightens her in Scene 1 of Act III?

3. What token does Mephistopheles give Lady to help her regain the affection of her lover in Scene 6 of Act I?

4. What time does Faust die?

5. What does Mephistopheles give Faust to help him on his journey to conjure Helen and Paris?

(see the answer key)

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