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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through By A Shrine Inside The Town Wall, Night. The Street Outside Gretchen's Door, and A Cathedral.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gretchen believe people tell her that she is beautiful?
(a) She thinks that they are trying to tempt her away from God.
(b) They only want to sleep with her.
(c) They pity her because of her poverty.
(d) They are attempting to reduce her down to only her physical attributes.

2. What does Faust begin to read in the first scene called "Faust's Study"?
(a) The Odyssey.
(b) Scripture.
(c) Myths about Mesopotamia.
(d) The Qur'an.

3. What does Mephistopheles promise Gretchen at the end of "The Neighbor's House"?
(a) He will sell the jewelry for her.
(b) He will say a prayer for her.
(c) He will introduce her to Faust.
(d) He will try to hire her for some tailor work.

4. Where does Mephistopheles leave the box of jewelry for Gretchen before he and Faust leave her room?
(a) Under her bed.
(b) By the window.
(c) On her pillow.
(d) Her cabinet.

5. To what town does Mephistopheles bring Faust at the end of the second "Faust's Study" scene?
(a) Leipzig.
(b) Lebach.
(c) Bergen.
(d) Flesnburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Gretchen re-enters her room in "Evening," how does she begin to feel?

2. What does Martha admit about the second box of jewelry?

3. What does Faust admit to Mephistopheles in the second "Faust's Study"?

4. What happens to Faust and Mephistopheles at the end of "Auerbach's Tavern"?

5. In what language is the song heard during "A Cathedral"?

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