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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. .0 0..........Mephistopheles has become bored because there is no challenge in ________ mankind anymore.
(a) Tormenting.
(b) Killing.
(c) Loving.
(d) Helping.

2. Why is Faust unhappy with his life's work?
(a) He is neither wealthy or famous.
(b) He never wanted to be a scholar.
(c) He no longer believes in his work.
(d) He feels slighted by the academic community.

3. According to Mephistopheles, what must he and Faust do in order for the potion to work?
(a) Eat a specific herb that can only be seen at midnight.
(b) Bathe in full moonlight.
(c) Sacrifice a white goat.
(d) Keep moving.

4. What holiday is being celebrated in "Outside the Town Wall"?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) New Year.
(d) May Day.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Wagner's relationship with Faust?

3. Where does Faust first see the image of the girl with whom he grows obsessed?

4. What sort of animal approaches Faust and Wagner during the holiday celebration?

5. What does Mephistopheles posit to God in relation to Faust?

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