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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Evening, A Promenade, and The Neighbor's House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Faust do when left alone in Gretchen's room in "Evening"?
(a) He lays down in her bed.
(b) He leaves a rose on her pillow.
(c) Visualizes her growing up.
(d) He steals an article of clothing.

2. Why does Mephistopheles grow angry at the witch that he visits with Faust?
(a) She spits at Faust.
(b) She hits her baboons.
(c) She tries to renounce her evil ways.
(d) She does not recognize him as her master.

3. What is Wagner's relationship with Faust?
(a) He is Faust's caretaker.
(b) He is Faust's student.
(c) He is Faust's cousin.
(d) He is Faust's nephew.

4. What does the poet believe the director is doing to him in "Prelude on the Stage"?
(a) Giving him a platform on which he can write.
(b) Stifling his creativity.
(c) Giving him his big break.
(d) Sabotaging him on purpose.

5. Where does "Outside the Town Wall" take place?
(a) The river.
(b) The countryside.
(c) The church.
(d) The forest.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Faust try to deter Wagner from doing with his life?

4. What does Mephistopheles promise to attempt to secure for Faust in regards to the girl at the end of "A Street?"

5. In "Evening," what does Gretchen admit to herself?

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