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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Street, A Garden, A Summerhouse, and A Forest Cavern.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mephistopheles forced to wear while waiting for the witch?
(a) A large black boot.
(b) A belt made out of human skin.
(c) A broken crown.
(d) A tattered cape.

2. What does Mephistopheles explain to Faust about Gretchen's mother in "A Promenade"?
(a) She is afraid of the outside world.
(b) She can sense anything evil or nonspiritual.
(c) She is suspicious of all men.
(d) She is bitter of her daughter's beauty.

3. What does Gretchen do with the daisy she picks while walking with Faust?
(a) She puts it in her hair.
(b) She throws it in the fire.
(c) She throws it in the water.
(d) She plays "He loves me, he loves me not."

4. What effects are had on the men in the tavern due to Mephistopheles's presence?
(a) They begin to hallucinate.
(b) They begin to speak in tongues.
(c) They begin to fall asleep.
(d) Three of the men die.

5. What does Gretchen believe will happen when she and Faust are separated in "A Garden?"
(a) Gretchen will cry herself to sleep out of loneliness.
(b) He will forget about her.
(c) Faust will not be able to stop thinking about her.
(d) Faust will probably need to laugh about her ignorance.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what town does Mephistopheles bring Faust at the end of the second "Faust's Study" scene?

2. Why was Gretchen forced to raise her now-deceased sister and take care of the house when she was younger?

3. What does Mephistopheles claim happened to Martha's husband?

4. What are the men in the tavern about ready to do when Mephistopheles finally stops them?

5. Of what is Faust irrationally jealous in regards to its proximity to Gretchen?

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