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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells the emperor they are out of wine in Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) Mephistopheles.
(b) The Steward.
(c) The Chancellor.
(d) The Field Marshal.

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

3. What authority does the archbishop demand from the emperor in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) The power to grant asylum to refuges.
(b) The power to knight soldiers.
(c) The power to collect taxes on his territory.
(d) The power to release prisoners of war.

4. As the chorus insults Mephistopheles in Act III, what is their intention?
(a) They hope to scare him away.
(b) They hope he will lose his temper.
(c) They hope to learn his name.
(d) They hope to make him laugh.

5. What does Helen ask Faust to teach her in Scene 2 of Act III?
(a) To speak in rhyme.
(b) To play a lute.
(c) To sing.
(d) To dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Faust's lookout?

2. What does Maia steal from Hephaestus?

3. Where does Helen go after the chorus tries to assuage her fears in Scene 1 of Act III?

4. Who sings a song of rejuvenation to Faust?

5. Who becomes the fool for the emperor in Scene 2 of Act I?

(see the answer key)

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