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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Martha advise Gretchen to do with the second box of jewelry that was mysteriously left for her?
(a) Martha will sell it for her, and they will split the money.
(b) She is advised to not show her mother this time.
(c) She will keep it at Martha's house.
(d) Gretchen should give it to the priest again.

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

3. What does the poodle refuse to do when in Faust's study?
(a) Warm itself by the fire.
(b) Stay calm.
(c) Eat.
(d) Drink.

4. With what does Faust sign his agreement with Mephistopheles?
(a) Consecrated wine.
(b) His own blood.
(c) Mephistopheles's blood.
(d) Ink made up of blood and ash.

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

6. When Gretchen re-enters her room in "Evening," how does she begin to feel?
(a) Uneasy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Refreshed.

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

8. Where does Mephistopheles leave the box of jewelry for Gretchen before he and Faust leave her room?
(a) On her pillow.
(b) By the window.
(c) Under her bed.
(d) Her cabinet.

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

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

11. What does Mephistopheles promise to attempt to secure for Faust in regards to the girl at the end of "A Street?"
(a) The girl's name.
(b) The promise of marriage from the girl.
(c) The girl's ring.
(d) A visit to the girl's bedroom.

12. What holiday is being celebrated in "Outside the Town Wall"?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) May Day.
(d) New Year.

13. Fill in the blank: Mephistopheles will serve Faust on Earth if Faust will ___________________.
(a) Serve Mephistopheles in hell.
(b) Give up his holy studies.
(c) Renounce God with the intention of having others renounce him as well.
(d) Kill Wagner.

14. What does Faust begin to read in the first scene called "Faust's Study"?
(a) Scripture.
(b) Myths about Mesopotamia.
(c) The Qur'an.
(d) The Odyssey.

15. How does the girl first react to Faust when she meets him?
(a) Rudely.
(b) She is flattered.
(c) Shyly.
(d) She tries to kiss him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Faust's reaction to the chorus of spirits in the first scene called "Faust's Study?"

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

3. What does Martha believe about her abusive husband?

4. How does Mephistopheles give Martha contradicting statements about her husband in "The Neighbor's House"?

5. What does the clown profess to wanting for this play during "Prelude on the Stage"?

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