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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 Faust doing in his first appearance in this play?
(a) He is writing a suicide note.
(b) He is reading the Bible.
(c) He is burning his books.
(d) He is reviewing his knowledge.

2. How does the girl first react to Faust when she meets him?
(a) Rudely.
(b) Shyly.
(c) She is flattered.
(d) She tries to kiss him.

3. With what does Faust sign his agreement with Mephistopheles?
(a) His own blood.
(b) Mephistopheles's blood.
(c) Consecrated wine.
(d) Ink made up of blood and ash.

4. What sort of animal approaches Faust and Wagner during the holiday celebration?
(a) A black rabbit.
(b) A black cat.
(c) A black crow.
(d) A black poodle.

5. What is Faust awed by, according to the beginning of "A Forest Cavern"?
(a) He has no feelings beyond lust for Gretchen.
(b) Gretchen refuses to be swayed by Mephistopheles.
(c) He has fallen deeply in love with Gretchen.
(d) Gretchen understands his feelings about God.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Gretchen believe will happen when she and Faust are separated in "A Garden?"

4. Where does "Outside the Town Wall" take place?

5. What reason does Martha cite for not inviting Mephistopheles to stay longer with her at the end of "A Garden"?

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