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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. According to what he tells Mephistopheles, what did the Easter celebration initially bring Faust, which he no longer has?
(a) Anger.
(b) Despair.
(c) Hope.
(d) Bitterness.

2. Where does Faust first see the image of the girl with whom he grows obsessed?
(a) In a mirror.
(b) In the fire.
(c) In a bottle of wine.
(d) In the water in the cauldron.

3. Why does Gretchen wish to keep the jewelry Faust and Mephistopheles secretly leave for her?
(a) She thinks it will make her more beautiful.
(b) She thinks she can sell it off and bring in more money for her mother.
(c) She thinks she can make a gift of it to her friends.
(d) She wishes to have it blessed by a priest.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Faust begin to read in the first scene called "Faust's Study"?

2. What does Mephistopheles give all the men in the tavern?

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

4. Why is Mephistopheles unable to leave Faust's study after appearing to the man?

5. How does Mephistopheles give Martha contradicting statements about her husband in "The Neighbor's House"?

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