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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does Mephistopheles give Martha in her first scene?
(a) Her husband is dead.
(b) Her husband is in jail.
(c) Her husband is on his way home.
(d) Her husband has joined the militia.

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

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

4. 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 reviewing his knowledge.
(d) He is burning his books.

5. How does Mephistopheles feel about mankind?
(a) He feels as if they are a great amusement.
(b) He feels they are worthy of his attention.
(c) He looks down upon them.
(d) He feels that they are misguided creatures.

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

7. 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 pity her because of her poverty.
(c) They are attempting to reduce her down to only her physical attributes.
(d) They only want to sleep with her.

8. When Faust is interrupted in his suicide attempt, what refreshes his faith in God?
(a) The Easter hymnals.
(b) The priests doing charitable works.
(c) The sunlight.
(d) A child praying.

9. Where does the poodle transform into Mephistopheles?
(a) Behind the stove.
(b) Under the couch.
(c) In plain sight of Faust.
(d) In the next room.

10. What does Faust try to deter Wagner from doing with his life?
(a) Going into the seminary.
(b) Wasting his life in a pub.
(c) Becoming a barrister.
(d) Following in Faust's footsteps of being a scholar.

11. What does Faust believe about the mysterious animal that approaches him during "Outside the Town Wall"?
(a) It is an evil spirit.
(b) It is an escaped pet.
(c) It is a sign from God.
(d) It is his pet from childhood.

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

13. What does the poet believe the director is doing to him in "Prelude on the Stage"?
(a) Stifling his creativity.
(b) Sabotaging him on purpose.
(c) Giving him his big break.
(d) Giving him a platform on which he can write.

14. What does Faust believe about the girl he sees the image of at the witch's house?
(a) She holds paradise in her body.
(b) She is the reincaration of his late wife.
(c) She will save his soul.
(d) She is his daughter.

15. 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.

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. Where does Faust first see the image of the girl with whom he grows obsessed?

3. How does Mephistopheles entertain the crowd during "Auerbach's Tavern"?

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

5. What does the author profess sadness over in "Dedication"?

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