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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 Wagner mistakenly believe about the noises he hears from Faust in "Night"?
(a) He believes Faust is trying to play a trick on everyone.
(b) He believes Faust is reading a play.
(c) He believes Faust is having an affair.
(d) He believes Faust's dog is making the noise.

2. 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.

3. What sort of animal approaches Faust and Wagner during the holiday celebration?
(a) A black cat.
(b) A black rabbit.
(c) A black poodle.
(d) A black crow.

4. 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.

5. What does the poodle refuse to do when in Faust's study?
(a) Warm itself by the fire.
(b) Drink.
(c) Eat.
(d) Stay calm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Faust begin to read in the first scene called "Faust's Study"?

2. What does the poet believe the director is doing to him in "Prelude on the Stage"?

3. What is Faust's method of suicide when he contemplates ending his life?

4. What does Faust admit to Mephistopheles in the second "Faust's Study"?

5. What holiday is being celebrated in "Outside the Town Wall"?

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