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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Gretchen wish to keep the jewelry Faust and Mephistopheles secretly leave for her?
(a) She thinks she can make a gift of it to her friends.
(b) She wishes to have it blessed by a priest.
(c) She thinks she can sell it off and bring in more money for her mother.
(d) She thinks it will make her more beautiful.

4. What are Mephistopheles and Faust contemplating at the end of "A Street"?
(a) The affect the girl's saintly disposition has on Mephistopheles.
(b) The girl's name.
(c) Gifts for the girl.
(d) The effects of the witch's potion.

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

6. What is Faust's title?
(a) Barrister.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Lord.
(d) Sir.

7. What suggestion does Mephistopheles give Gretchen in "The Neighbor's House" in regards to marriage?
(a) She should run away to another town.
(b) She should take a lover.
(c) She should become an actress.
(d) She should enter a nunnery.

8. Ultimately, in "Prelude on the Stage," what does the director decide to do with their play?
(a) They will perform a classic tragedy instead of their play.
(b) Perform a comedy.
(c) Take suggestions from the audience and create a play.
(d) Take the audience on a journey from heaven to hell.

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 that she deserves to move on immediately.
(c) He tells her to grieve for the appropriate time and then find a new husband.
(d) He tells her that God will punish her if she ever speaks a word against her husband.

10. For what reasons do Faust and Mephistopheles visit a witch?
(a) The witch needs to stop time so that Faust may seduce a young woman.
(b) The witch needs to lend Faust a spellbook.
(c) The witch needs to atone for her behavior towards Mephistopheles.
(d) Faust needs a potion to make him young.

11. What is Mephistopheles forced to wear while waiting for the witch?
(a) A tattered cape.
(b) A belt made out of human skin.
(c) A broken crown.
(d) A large black boot.

12. What does Faust do when left alone in Gretchen's room in "Evening"?
(a) He leaves a rose on her pillow.
(b) Visualizes her growing up.
(c) He steals an article of clothing.
(d) He lays down in her bed.

13. What is Faust's method of suicide when he contemplates ending his life?
(a) Gunshot to the head.
(b) Dagger to the heart.
(c) Poison.
(d) Self-immolation.

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

15. What comforts Gretchen's mother when the priest takes the jewels away?
(a) The priest promises they will be rich in heaven.
(b) The priest absolves her and Gretchen of any wrong-doing.
(c) The priest offers to help Gretchen find a husband.
(d) The priest assures her that Gretchen is still a virgin.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to what he tells Mephistopheles, what did the Easter celebration initially bring Faust, which he no longer has?

4. What does Mephistopheles give all the men in the tavern?

5. When Faust is interrupted in his suicide attempt, what refreshes his faith in God?

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