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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. What does Mephistopheles posit to God in relation to Faust?
(a) He can guide Faust into sainthood.
(b) He can manipulate Faust into suicide.
(c) He can steal Faust's knowledge.
(d) He can draw Faust away from God.

2. What is the director's main concern in "Prelude on the Stage"?
(a) Astounding the audience.
(b) Casting the right actors.
(c) Making money.
(d) Creating true art.

3. What does Valentine not do as he dies?
(a) He calls a curse down upon Gretchen.
(b) He calls Gretchen a whore.
(c) He tells her the town will never accept or help Gretchen.
(d) He forgives Gretchen.

4. Who is stirring the witch's cauldron in "A Witch's Kitchen?"
(a) A male turtle.
(b) A male dog.
(c) A female cat.
(d) A female baboon.

5. During "Martha's Garden," what does Gretchen discuss with Faust?
(a) Her relationship to her mother.
(b) His relationship with Mephistopheles.
(c) His relationship to his priest.
(d) Her relationship with God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Faust fear Mephistopheles's influence over his happiness with Gretchen in "A Cavern"?

2. What does Mephistopheles explain to Faust about Gretchen's mother in "A Promenade"?

3. In "Open Country, Night," where do the witches perform their ritual?

4. During "A Forest Cavern," who is Faust addressing in the beginning?

5. What promise does Mephistopheles extract from Faust before taking him to meet Gretchen?

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