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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives the prologue to Scene 3 in Act II?
(a) The homonculus.
(b) Faust.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Erichto.

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

3. Who take Euphorion's clothing?
(a) No one takes his clothing.
(b) Helen.
(c) Mephistopheles.
(d) Faust.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Faust desirous to leave the group when the first arrive at Walpurgis Night in Act II?

2. What is the name of the daughter of Nereus, who is expected to return to the sea in Act II?

3. What follows Mephistopheles and Helen as they flee at the end of Scene 1 in Act III?

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

5. What news does the marshal bring the emperor in the beginning of Scene 4 of Act I?

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