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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wagner mistakenly believe about the noises he hears from Faust in "Night"?
(a) He believes Faust is reading a play.
(b) He believes Faust's dog is making the noise.
(c) He believes Faust is trying to play a trick on everyone.
(d) He believes Faust is having an affair.

2. After he drinks the potion, what does Faust want to do?
(a) Travel to another country.
(b) Seduce a random woman.
(c) Join the militia.
(d) See the girl from the mirror.

3. Why does Mephistopheles come to God in the "Prologue in Heaven"?
(a) He and God are friends.
(b) He sneaked in behind another angel.
(c) God invited him.
(d) He has to ask God for a favor.

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

5. What are the men in the tavern about ready to do when Mephistopheles finally stops them?
(a) Attack each other with knives.
(b) Pillage a neighboring village.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Leave for another country.

6. According to what he tells Mephistopheles, what did the Easter celebration initially bring Faust, which he no longer has?
(a) Despair.
(b) Bitterness.
(c) Hope.
(d) Anger.

7. In the scene after he drinks the potion to appear younger, where does Faust see the girl he saw a vision of at the witch's kitchen?
(a) The street.
(b) His sister's house.
(c) A dressmaker's shop.
(d) Church.

8. What sort of animal approaches Faust and Wagner during the holiday celebration?
(a) A black rabbit.
(b) A black crow.
(c) A black cat.
(d) A black poodle.

9. What does Mephistopheles advise Martha to do in terms of grieving her husband?
(a) He tells her to grieve for him for the rest of her life.
(b) He tells her to grieve for the appropriate time and then find a new husband.
(c) He tells her that God will punish her if she ever speaks a word against her husband.
(d) He tells her that she deserves to move on immediately.

10. During the "Prologue in Heaven," how many archangels are with God?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

11. What effects are had on the men in the tavern due to Mephistopheles's presence?
(a) They begin to fall asleep.
(b) Three of the men die.
(c) They begin to speak in tongues.
(d) They begin to hallucinate.

12. What is the poet's goal in the beginning of this play?
(a) A story of redemption for a time without hope.
(b) A scathing look at society.
(c) Fame.
(d) A true artistic statement.

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

14. According to Mephistopheles, why does he have no power over the young girl with whom Faust is obsessed?
(a) Faust must truly be in love with the girl.
(b) She has just gone to confession.
(c) The girl is an atheist.
(d) The girl truly loves Faust.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What comforts Gretchen's mother when the priest takes the jewels away?

2. What is Faust's title?

3. What holiday is being celebrated in "Outside the Town Wall"?

4. What does God believe will happen if Mephistopheles meets Faust?

5. Why does Gretchen wish to keep the jewelry Faust and Mephistopheles secretly leave for her?

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