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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. What does Mephistopheles advise Martha to do in terms of grieving her husband?
(a) He tells her that she deserves to move on immediately.
(b) He tells her to grieve for the appropriate time and then find a new husband.
(c) He tells her that God will punish her if she ever speaks a word against her husband.
(d) He tells her to grieve for him for the rest of her life.

2. What is Gretchen attending during "A Cathedral"?
(a) A mass for the dead.
(b) Sunday morning mass.
(c) Confession.
(d) Lenten rituals.

3. What does Martha believe about her abusive husband?
(a) He is jealous of her wealth.
(b) He is traveling abroad with his mistress.
(c) He is dead.
(d) He is going to kill her one day.

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

5. What comforts Gretchen's mother when the priest takes the jewels away?
(a) The priest absolves her and Gretchen of any wrong-doing.
(b) The priest promises they will be rich in heaven.
(c) The priest offers to help Gretchen find a husband.
(d) The priest assures her that Gretchen is still a virgin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is singing in the church?

2. What does Valentine admit to Gretchen before he dies?

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

4. What does Faust do when left alone in Gretchen's room in "Evening"?

5. What is Faust's reaction to the chorus of spirits in the first scene called "Faust's Study?"

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