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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument accompanies the garden girls in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Mandolins.
(b) Lutes.
(c) Theorbos.
(d) Harps.

2. What holiday is the court preparing to celebrate in Act I?
(a) Carnival.
(b) Winter Solstice.
(c) Day of the Kings.
(d) May Day.

3. Which figure guides the living Colossus in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Faust.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hope.
(d) Prudence.

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

5. What does Mephistopheles give Faust to help him on his journey to conjure Helen and Paris?
(a) A dark cloak.
(b) A password.
(c) A map of the underworld.
(d) A magical key.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two "orders" support the throne, according to the Chancellor in Scene 2 of Act I?

2. Who sings a song of rejuvenation to Faust?

3. Why does Faust try to dispel Paris in Scene 7 of Act I?

4. Who does the Emperor ask to see in the beginning of Scene 2 of Act I?

5. Where does Faust meet Mephistopheles in Scene 5 of Act I?

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