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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 Phoebe's wheels symbolize in Act I, Scene 1?
(a) The approach of dawn.
(b) The setting sun.
(c) The rising moon.
(d) A thunder storm.

2. What ancient mythological figure does the Astrologer compare Faust with in Scene 7 of Act I?
(a) Prometheus.
(b) Hades.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Atlas.

3. What must Faust descend through to read the location given by the prophetess in Act II?
(a) The Temple of Apollo.
(b) The Garden of Eden.
(c) The Temple of Demetrius.
(d) The home of Hades.

4. What is the setting in the beginning of Act II?
(a) Faust's study.
(b) The imperial court.
(c) Ancient Greece.
(d) A pleasing countryside.

5. What is the job of Nereus?
(a) His job is not given in the novel.
(b) He is the servant of Neptune.
(c) He is the protector of ships.
(d) He is the guardian of the sea.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Faust's dream, who is the father of Helen?

3. What shape does Proteus take to transport the homunculus into the ocean on his back?

4. What is the state of Faust at the end of Act I?

5. What are the names of the two philosophers that the homunculus comes upon in Scene 3 of Act II?

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