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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Valentine currently feel about Gretchen?
(a) He is sympathetic towards her.
(b) He is furious with her.
(c) He feels nothing but love and understanding for her.
(d) He feels a murderous hatred towards her.

2. What does Martha warn Mephistopheles about while Gretchen and Faust speak?
(a) She warns him that Faust better not hurt Gretchen.
(b) She warns him that Gretchen is on the brink of joining a nunnery.
(c) She warns him to not die a bachelor.
(d) She warns him that he will be unhappy in their town.

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

4. What about Faust concerns Gretchen the most?
(a) The state of his soul.
(b) His attitude towards Martha.
(c) His love of drinking.
(d) His atheism.

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

6. What does Gretchen believe is on Faust's hand when she tries to hold it in her cell?
(a) Blood.
(b) Fire.
(c) Mud.
(d) Ink.

7. What does Gretchen finally admit to Faust before she leaves for home?
(a) She has thought about killing herself before.
(b) She does not wish to lose her virginity.
(c) She hates Mephistopheles.
(d) She is not in love with Faust.

8. What does Faust discover from Gretchen when he tries to help her escape from prison?
(a) She attempted suicide.
(b) She killed their baby.
(c) She meant to murder her mother.
(d) She killed her priest.

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

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

11. For what reasons does Gretchen want Faust to go to a particular location in "A Prison"?
(a) She wants him to save the child she drowned there.
(b) She wants him to pray for his soul.
(c) She wants him to be there when she dies.
(d) She wants him to visit their child's grave.

12. What purpose does Gretchen's song serve in prison?
(a) She is trying to figure out who is responsible for her plight.
(b) She is trying to send a message to Faust.
(c) She thinks she is singing to her child.
(d) She is trying to fool everyone into thinking she is mad.

13. What must Faust promise in order to get Gretchen to accept and use the item he gives her in "Martha's Garden"?
(a) He will attend church with her.
(b) The potion is safe to use on her mother.
(c) If the flower convinces her that he loves her, he will take her on a trip.
(d) He will marry her one day soon.

14. What can Mephistopheles not do for Gretchen in "A Gloomy Day?"
(a) Restore her virginity.
(b) Set her free from prison.
(c) Absolve her of her sins.
(d) Bring her mother back to life.

15. What reason does Martha cite for not inviting Mephistopheles to stay longer with her at the end of "A Garden"?
(a) She would feel like a hypocrite by inviting him in.
(b) He scares her.
(c) She does not trust him to not attempt a seduction.
(d) Nosy neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Biblical character is apparently present on Walpurgis Night?

2. What purpose does "A Walpurgis's Night Dream" serve in this play?

3. What does Mephistopheles mock to Faust after Gretchen leaves in "Martha's Garden?"

4. To which author do the characters in the chapter "A Walpurgis Night's Dream" belong?

5. Who is Valentine?

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