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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) His knowledge.
(c) The beauty of His work.
(d) His compassion.

2. To what town does Mephistopheles bring Faust at the end of the second "Faust's Study" scene?
(a) Leipzig.
(b) Flesnburg.
(c) Lebach.
(d) Bergen.

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

4. What does Mephistopheles mock to Faust after Gretchen leaves in "Martha's Garden?"
(a) Gretchen's dislike for men.
(b) Gretchen's concern for Faust's soul.
(c) Gretchen's willingness to believe Faust will marry her.
(d) Faust's infatuation with Gretchen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Faust fear Mephistopheles's influence over his happiness with Gretchen in "A Cavern"?

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

3. What does Faust attempt to bring Gretchen during "The Street Outside Gretchen's Door"?

4. From what play are many of the characters in "A Walpurgis Night's Dream" drawn?

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

(see the answer key)

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