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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through By A Shrine Inside The Town Wall, Night. The Street Outside Gretchen's Door, and A Cathedral.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. .0 0..........Mephistopheles has become bored because there is no challenge in ________ mankind anymore.
(a) Tormenting.
(b) Helping.
(c) Loving.
(d) Killing.

4. What is Mephistopheles forced to wear while waiting for the witch?
(a) A large black boot.
(b) A broken crown.
(c) A tattered cape.
(d) A belt made out of human skin.

5. From what does the witch read before giving Faust his potion to appear younger?
(a) The Book of Kells.
(b) The Old Testament backwards.
(c) The Necronomicon.
(d) A spellbook.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Gretchen forced to raise her now-deceased sister and take care of the house when she was younger?

2. What is Faust doing in his first appearance in this play?

3. What does Gretchen believe about Mephistopheles?

4. What does the author profess sadness over in "Dedication"?

5. For what are the archangels praising God in the beginning of the play?

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