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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) A child praying.
(b) The Easter hymnals.
(c) The sunlight.
(d) The priests doing charitable works.

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

3. Where does "Outside the Town Wall" take place?
(a) The church.
(b) The forest.
(c) The river.
(d) The countryside.

4. During "A Forest Cavern," who is Faust addressing in the beginning?
(a) God.
(b) Gretchen.
(c) Satan.
(d) A spirit.

5. What does Faust do when left alone in Gretchen's room in "Evening"?
(a) He steals an article of clothing.
(b) Visualizes her growing up.
(c) He lays down in her bed.
(d) He leaves a rose on her pillow.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the scene after he drinks the potion to appear younger, where does Faust see the girl he saw a vision of at the witch's kitchen?

2. What does Mephistopheles explain to Faust about Gretchen's mother in "A Promenade"?

3. What are Gretchen and Faust doing during "A Summerhouse"?

4. With what does Faust sign his agreement with Mephistopheles?

5. What is Faust doing in his first appearance in this play?

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