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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 Wagner's relationship with Faust?
(a) He is Faust's nephew.
(b) He is Faust's caretaker.
(c) He is Faust's cousin.
(d) He is Faust's student.

2. Where does Mephistopheles urge Faust to go at the end of "A Forest Cavern"?
(a) Home.
(b) Gretchen's bed.
(c) Martha's garden.
(d) Church.

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

4. For what reasons do Faust and Mephistopheles visit a witch?
(a) The witch needs to stop time so that Faust may seduce a young woman.
(b) The witch needs to atone for her behavior towards Mephistopheles.
(c) Faust needs a potion to make him young.
(d) The witch needs to lend Faust a spellbook.

5. In "Evening," what does Gretchen admit to herself?
(a) She is afraid of men.
(b) She is attracted to Faust.
(c) She does not like to go outside.
(d) She wishes to become a nun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Mephistopheles give Martha in her first scene?

2. During "A Forest Cavern," who is Faust addressing in the beginning?

3. What are Mephistopheles and Faust contemplating at the end of "A Street"?

4. What is Faust awed by, according to the beginning of "A Forest Cavern"?

5. What is Martha attempting to do with Mephistopheles in "A Garden"?

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