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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Menelaus order Helen to do before he left her in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) Prepare a sacrifical hearth.
(b) Bathe and robe herself.
(c) Prepare a feast for his return.
(d) Take a vow of silence.

2. What has Faust offered Baucis and Philemon for their land?
(a) A different plot of land with a cottage.
(b) A hefty sum.
(c) He has offered them a mere pittance for their land.
(d) He has threatened to imprison them if they don't move.

3. At the end of Act IV, what is the outlook of the emperor in regards to his kingdom?
(a) He fears it will be conquered by another rival.
(b) He is hopeful it will prosper.
(c) He thinks things wil go back to how they were before the war.
(d) He fears it will be ruined by extortion of the church.

4. Which despicable and noxious creatures does Mephistopheles eventually find as the true embodiment of ugliness in Act II?
(a) Giants.
(b) Pigmies.
(c) Cabiri.
(d) Phorkyads.

5. What does Maia steal from Hephaestus?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Pottery.
(d) Tongs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Helen married to in Scene 1 of Act III?

2. What is the opinion of the men of court of Helen?

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

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

5. Who is the ruler of the hiding place that Mephistopheles suggests to Helen?

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