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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What are Gretchen and Faust doing during "A Summerhouse"?
(a) Making love.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Flirting.
(d) Baking bread.
2. To whom does Mephistopheles try to compare Faust's vision of Gretchen in "Walpurgis Night"?
(a) Hera.
(b) Medusa.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) The Harpies.
3. What can Mephistopheles not do for Gretchen in "A Gloomy Day?"
(a) Restore her virginity.
(b) Absolve her of her sins.
(c) Bring her mother back to life.
(d) Set her free from prison.
4. Initially, what is the only thing Gretchen recognizes as Faust when he is in her prison cell?
(a) His lips.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His hands.
(d) His voice.
5. In "Open Country, Night," where do the witches perform their ritual?
(a) The woods.
(b) The prison.
(c) The gallows.
(d) Faust's study.
6. What is the name of Gretchen's friend?
(a) Lieschen.
(b) Liesl.
(c) Wendla.
(d) Martha.
7. What scene is being presented in "A Walpurgis Night's Dream"?
(a) Titania and Oberon's wedding.
(b) The rape of Wendla.
(c) Bel-Imperia's imprisonment.
(d) Iphigenia's escape from Tauris.
8. Why does Faust fear Mephistopheles's influence over his happiness with Gretchen in "A Cavern"?
(a) He knows Gretchen fears Mephistopheles.
(b) He knows Mephistopheles could take everything away.
(c) He knows Mephistopheles wants Gretchen for himself.
(d) He knows Gretchen is protected by God.
9. What is Faust unable to convince Gretchen to do in "A Prison"?
(a) Escape with him.
(b) Forgive him.
(c) Renounce God.
(d) Forgive herself.
10. What does Mephistopheles mock to Faust after Gretchen leaves in "Martha's Garden?"
(a) Faust's infatuation with Gretchen.
(b) Gretchen's concern for Faust's soul.
(c) Gretchen's willingness to believe Faust will marry her.
(d) Gretchen's dislike for men.
11. What is Faust awed by, according to the beginning of "A Forest Cavern"?
(a) Gretchen refuses to be swayed by Mephistopheles.
(b) He has fallen deeply in love with Gretchen.
(c) He has no feelings beyond lust for Gretchen.
(d) Gretchen understands his feelings about God.
12. Why does Gretchen choose this particular person to pray to during "By a Shrine Inside the Town Wall, Night"?
(a) She feels only the Virgin Mary will understand her pain.
(b) She is afraid that she needs protection.
(c) She feels that she has become Mary Magdalene.
(d) She believes that Jesus will not judge her.
13. Why does Gretchen say she no longer has in "A Prison"?
(a) Love.
(b) Anger.
(c) Despair.
(d) Hope.
14. What does Gretchen believe about Mephistopheles?
(a) He is Faust's brother.
(b) He needs to go with her to church.
(c) He is a wandering soldier.
(d) He is a bad influence on Faust.
15. Of what is Faust irrationally jealous in regards to its proximity to Gretchen?
(a) The necklace around her neck.
(b) Her bonnet.
(c) The Body of Christ in Communion.
(d) Her bed.
Short Answer Questions
1. Along with the death of Valentine, what else is tormenting Gretchen?
2. While being tormented in "A Cathedral," what does Gretchen imagine happening?
3. Which Biblical character is apparently present on Walpurgis Night?
4. How does Valentine currently feel about Gretchen?
5. Who is singing in the church?
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