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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. When Faust is interrupted in his suicide attempt, what refreshes his faith in God?
(a) The Easter hymnals.
(b) The priests doing charitable works.
(c) A child praying.
(d) The sunlight.

2. 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 wishes to have it blessed by a priest.
(d) She thinks she can make a gift of it to her friends.

3. What does Wagner mistakenly believe about the noises he hears from Faust in "Night"?
(a) He believes Faust is trying to play a trick on everyone.
(b) He believes Faust's dog is making the noise.
(c) He believes Faust is having an affair.
(d) He believes Faust is reading a play.

4. What news does Mephistopheles give Martha in her first scene?
(a) Her husband has joined the militia.
(b) Her husband is on his way home.
(c) Her husband is in jail.
(d) Her husband is dead.

5. What does Martha warn Mephistopheles about while Gretchen and Faust speak?
(a) She warns him to not die a bachelor.
(b) She warns him that he will be unhappy in their town.
(c) She warns him that Faust better not hurt Gretchen.
(d) She warns him that Gretchen is on the brink of joining a nunnery.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the girl first react to Faust when she meets him?

2. According to Mephistopheles, why does he have no power over the young girl with whom Faust is obsessed?

3. What is the fate of the box of jewelry when Gretchen shows it to her mother?

4. What does Faust try to deter Wagner from doing with his life?

5. According to Mephistopheles, what must he and Faust do in order for the potion to work?

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