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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Walpurgis Night and A Walpurgis Night's Dream.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Martha admit about the second box of jewelry?
(a) The jewelry is gaudy.
(b) The jewelry is very likely stolen.
(c) She feels uneasy around the jewelry.
(d) The jewelry is probably heaven-sent.

2. Why does the witch burn herself on her cauldron?
(a) She forgets that she is warming up the cauldron.
(b) She falls into the fire.
(c) She drops her book in the cauldron and has to fetch it.
(d) The baboon lets it boil over.

3. When Gretchen re-enters her room in "Evening," how does she begin to feel?
(a) Refreshed.
(b) Uneasy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Joyful.

4. What does Faust admit to Mephistopheles in the second "Faust's Study"?
(a) He resents God.
(b) He lusts after a village girl.
(c) He is unhappy with life.
(d) He is comfortable with Mephistopheles in his life.

5. What does Wagner point out to Faust as they walk with their townspeople?
(a) The people are bitter because of their lot in life.
(b) The people highly respect Faust.
(c) The poor people who have faith in God look at life less seriously than Faust.
(d) The people are confused by Faust's presence.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Barbara?

4. What is Gretchen's secret?

5. What does Gretchen pray for in "By a Shrine Inside the Town Wall, Night"?

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