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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Witch's Kitchen and A Street.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to what he tells Mephistopheles, what did the Easter celebration initially bring Faust, which he no longer has?
(a) Bitterness.
(b) Despair.
(c) Anger.
(d) Hope.

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

4. In what time does "Prelude on the Stage" take place?
(a) The past.
(b) Present time for the production.
(c) The present as it was when the play was written.
(d) The future.

5. Who wrote the section "Dedication"?
(a) Goethe.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Marlow.
(d) Shakespeare.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Faust's reaction to the chorus of spirits in the first scene called "Faust's Study?"

3. From where does the witch enter during "A Witch's Kitchen"?

4. Why does the witch burn herself on her cauldron?

5. Ultimately, in "Prelude on the Stage," what does the director decide to do with their play?

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