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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Faust fear Mephistopheles's influence over his happiness with Gretchen in "A Cavern"?
(a) He knows Mephistopheles could take everything away.
(b) He knows Gretchen is protected by God.
(c) He knows Mephistopheles wants Gretchen for himself.
(d) He knows Gretchen fears Mephistopheles.

2. What does Gretchen initially believe about Faust when he comes into her cell?
(a) He is a priest coming to administer her Last Rites.
(b) He is a guard taking her to the gallows.
(c) He is the devil.
(d) He is there to rape her.

3. What does Faust give Gretchen at the end of "Martha's Garden"?
(a) A flower.
(b) A book of philosophy.
(c) A sleeping potion.
(d) A ring.

4. In "Open Country, Night," where do the witches perform their ritual?
(a) The woods.
(b) Faust's study.
(c) The prison.
(d) The gallows.

5. Along with the death of Valentine, what else is tormenting Gretchen?
(a) Her excommunication.
(b) The murder of Martha.
(c) Her rape by Mephistopheles.
(d) The death of her mother.

6. Who is Barbara?
(a) An unwed, pregnant girl.
(b) Mephistopheles's favorite witch.
(c) Faust's daughter.
(d) Gretchen's sister.

7. In what language is the song heard during "A Cathedral"?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) Latin.

8. What does Gretchen pray for in "By a Shrine Inside the Town Wall, Night"?
(a) Mephistopheles's soul.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Atonement for her sins.
(d) Forgiveness for Faust.

9. During "A Forest Cavern," who is Faust addressing in the beginning?
(a) Gretchen.
(b) God.
(c) Satan.
(d) A spirit.

10. Who is Valentine?
(a) Gretchen's brother.
(b) Gretchen's cousin.
(c) Gretchen's father.
(d) Gretchen's fiance.

11. While dancing with the young one in "Walpurgis Night," what vision does Faust claim to have had?
(a) A tree being split with lightning
(b) A goat with two heads.
(c) An ocean wave crashing against the rocks.
(d) An apple tree with two apples.

12. While being tormented in "A Cathedral," what does Gretchen imagine happening?
(a) The walls of the cathedral are closing in on her.
(b) The body of Christ is choking her.
(c) The giant crucifix is going to fall on her.
(d) The Communion wine has turned to blood.

13. Why does Gretchen say she no longer has in "A Prison"?
(a) Hope.
(b) Anger.
(c) Love.
(d) Despair.

14. What does the voice at the end of "Faust" proclaim?
(a) Gretchen has dishonored herself forever.
(b) Gretchen will sit in Purgatory forever.
(c) Gretchen is redeemed.
(d) Gretchen will go to Hell.

15. Who criticizes the dancing on the mountain?
(a) Puck.
(b) The Huckster-Witch.
(c) Mephistopheles.
(d) The Proctophantamist.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Mephistopheles try to compare Faust's vision of Gretchen in "Walpurgis Night"?

2. According to Lieschen, how did Barbara spend her evenings and nights?

3. How is most of "A Walpurgis's Night Dream" presented?

4. What is the purpose of the item Faust gives Gretchen at the end of "Martha's Garden"?

5. Who torments Gretchen while she is in church?

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