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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Faust admit to Mephistopheles in the second "Faust's Study"?
(a) He lusts after a village girl.
(b) He is comfortable with Mephistopheles in his life.
(c) He is unhappy with life.
(d) He resents God.

2. What does God believe will happen if Mephistopheles meets Faust?
(a) Faust will turn away from God.
(b) Faust will not recognize evil.
(c) Faust will go insane.
(d) Faust will only come closer to God.

3. 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 enter a nunnery.
(d) She should become an actress.

4. What must Faust step inside of in order to begin the spell to make him appear younger?
(a) A series of squares.
(b) A pentagram.
(c) A circle.
(d) A triangles.

5. How does Mephistopheles give Martha contradicting statements about her husband in "The Neighbor's House"?
(a) He tells her that her husband was a homosexual, but probably not.
(b) He tells her that her husband was a great man and a despicable man.
(c) He hints at different times that her husband loved her or did not love her.
(d) He tells her that her husband is dead and then alive.

6. Why does Faust decide to turn to magic use?
(a) He wants to debunk the myth of magic.
(b) He thinks it is the only way he can expand his mind.
(c) He wants to summon Mephistopheles.
(d) He is attracted to a witch.

7. What is Faust doing in his first appearance in this play?
(a) He is reading the Bible.
(b) He is writing a suicide note.
(c) He is burning his books.
(d) He is reviewing his knowledge.

8. What does Mephistopheles claim happened to Martha's husband?
(a) He died of a sexually transmitted disease from the woman he spent his fortune on.
(b) He was arrested for murder and executed.
(c) He drowned at sea.
(d) He was beaten to death in a bar fight.

9. According to God, how does Faust feel about his relationship with Him?
(a) Confused.
(b) Confident.
(c) Disgusted.
(d) Common.

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

11. What is the fate of the box of jewelry when Gretchen shows it to her mother?
(a) Gretchen throws the jewelry away.
(b) Gretchen buried it in the garden.
(c) Gretchen had to give it to her priest.
(d) Gretchen sold the jewelry and gave the money to charity.

12. According to Mephistopheles, what must he and Faust do in order for the potion to work?
(a) Keep moving.
(b) Bathe in full moonlight.
(c) Sacrifice a white goat.
(d) Eat a specific herb that can only be seen at midnight.

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

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

15. Why does Gretchen believe people tell her that she is beautiful?
(a) She thinks that they are trying to tempt her away from God.
(b) They are attempting to reduce her down to only her physical attributes.
(c) They only want to sleep with her.
(d) They pity her because of her poverty.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Wagner mistakenly believe about the noises he hears from Faust in "Night"?

3. What does Wagner interrupt when he comes to see Faust in "Night?"

4. Where does Mephistopheles leave the box of jewelry for Gretchen before he and Faust leave her room?

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

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