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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the eldest of the fates?
(a) Lachesis.
(b) Clotho.
(c) Alecto.
(d) Atropos.

2. What ailment of the Brunette does Mephistopheles cure in Scene 6 of Act I?
(a) A headache.
(b) A sick stomach.
(c) A cramped hand.
(d) A frozen foot.

3. What is the setting of Scene 4 in Act I?
(a) The cathedral.
(b) The city center and site of the Carnvial celebration.
(c) The countryside.
(d) The pleasure gardens of the imperial court.

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

5. Who sings a song of rejuvenation to Faust?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Helen.
(c) Fairies of the field.
(d) The flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Mephistopheles paid people in the empire in Act I?

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

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

4. Why has the emperor requested Faust to conjure Helen and Paris?

5. What does Faust distribute to the crowd in Scene 3 of Act I?

(see the answer key)

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