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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Gloomy Day. Open Country, Night. In Open Country and A Prison.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what is Faust irrationally jealous in regards to its proximity to Gretchen?
(a) Her bonnet.
(b) The necklace around her neck.
(c) The Body of Christ in Communion.
(d) Her bed.

2. What does Mephistopheles agree to do if Faust frees Gretchen?
(a) He will give Gretchen a new identity so that she may start over.
(b) He will take them both to safety.
(c) He will bring Gretchen's family back to life.
(d) He will free Faust from his bond.

3. For what reasons does Gretchen want Faust to go to a particular location in "A Prison"?
(a) She wants him to be there when she dies.
(b) She wants him to pray for his soul.
(c) She wants him to save the child she drowned there.
(d) She wants him to visit their child's grave.

4. What is Faust doing in his first appearance in this play?
(a) He is writing a suicide note.
(b) He is burning his books.
(c) He is reading the Bible.
(d) He is reviewing his knowledge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Gretchen and Faust doing during "A Summerhouse"?

2. Why is Faust unhappy with his life's work?

3. What purpose does Gretchen's song serve in prison?

4. For what reasons do Faust and Mephistopheles visit a witch?

5. What must Faust step inside of in order to begin the spell to make him appear younger?

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