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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. To whom does Mephistopheles try to compare Faust's vision of Gretchen in "Walpurgis Night"?
(a) Medusa.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Hera.
(d) The Harpies.

2. What does Faust propose to Gretchen during "Martha's Garden"?
(a) He asks if they can get married.
(b) He asks if they can sleep together.
(c) He asks if she would like to move in with him.
(d) He asks if she would run away with him.

3. What does Gretchen believe about Mephistopheles when he appears in her cell?
(a) He is Faust.
(b) He is there to drain her blood.
(c) He is the devil who is coming for her.
(d) He is the doctor for her child.

4. Who criticizes the dancing on the mountain?
(a) The Huckster-Witch.
(b) The Proctophantamist.
(c) Mephistopheles.
(d) Puck.

5. What reason does Martha cite for not inviting Mephistopheles to stay longer with her at the end of "A Garden"?
(a) He scares her.
(b) She would feel like a hypocrite by inviting him in.
(c) She does not trust him to not attempt a seduction.
(d) Nosy neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Faust believe about the townspeople he and Wagner walk with during their holiday celebration after his suicide attempt?

2. What are the men in the tavern about ready to do when Mephistopheles finally stops them?

3. In what language is the song heard during "A Cathedral"?

4. Where does "Night" take place?

5. What is the Huckster-Witch attempting to do during "Walpurgis Night"?

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