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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Faust's Study (I & II) and Auerbach's Tavern in Leipzig.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does God believe will happen if Mephistopheles meets Faust?
(a) Faust will go insane.
(b) Faust will turn away from God.
(c) Faust will only come closer to God.
(d) Faust will not recognize evil.

2. What does Faust try to deter Wagner from doing with his life?
(a) Going into the seminary.
(b) Wasting his life in a pub.
(c) Following in Faust's footsteps of being a scholar.
(d) Becoming a barrister.

3. In regards to their bargain, what does Faust make Mephistopheles agree to before signing the pledge?
(a) Mephistopheles must bring Faust pleasure in life.
(b) Mephistopheles must allow Faust to become younger.
(c) Mephistopheles must appear as an animal.
(d) Mephistopheles must pray with him every day.

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

5. What does Faust believe about the mysterious animal that approaches him during "Outside the Town Wall"?
(a) It is his pet from childhood.
(b) It is an escaped pet.
(c) It is a sign from God.
(d) It is an evil spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what are the archangels praising God in the beginning of the play?

2. What does Mephistopheles posit to God in relation to Faust?

3. What is the poet's goal in the beginning of this play?

4. What does the poodle refuse to do when in Faust's study?

5. According to what he tells Mephistopheles, what did the Easter celebration initially bring Faust, which he no longer has?

(see the answer key)

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