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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. For what are the archangels praising God in the beginning of the play?
(a) The grandeur of His presence.
(b) The beauty of His work.
(c) His knowledge.
(d) His compassion.

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

3. Why was Gretchen forced to raise her now-deceased sister and take care of the house when she was younger?
(a) Her mother was in prison.
(b) Her mother was forced to work as a maid.
(c) Her father disappeared.
(d) Her mother was ill.

4. What is Faust's reaction to the chorus of spirits in the first scene called "Faust's Study?"
(a) He starts to fear for his sanity.
(b) He falls asleep.
(c) He gets drunk.
(d) He becomes afraid.

5. What does Gretchen pray for in "By a Shrine Inside the Town Wall, Night"?
(a) Forgiveness for Faust.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Mephistopheles's soul.
(d) Atonement for her sins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effects are had on the men in the tavern due to Mephistopheles's presence?

2. What does Faust believe about the girl he sees the image of at the witch's house?

3. To what town does Mephistopheles bring Faust at the end of the second "Faust's Study" scene?

4. What does Faust propose to Gretchen during "Martha's Garden"?

5. According to Lieschen, how did Barbara spend her evenings and nights?

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