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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mephistopheles agree to do if Faust frees Gretchen?
(a) He will take them both to safety.
(b) He will bring Gretchen's family back to life.
(c) He will give Gretchen a new identity so that she may start over.
(d) He will free Faust from his bond.

2. 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 believes that Jesus will not judge her.
(c) She is afraid that she needs protection.
(d) She feels that she has become Mary Magdalene.

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

4. How is most of "A Walpurgis's Night Dream" presented?
(a) Dell'arte.
(b) Musically.
(c) Mime.
(d) Poetry reading.

5. What is the purpose of the item Faust gives Gretchen at the end of "Martha's Garden"?
(a) It will put her mother to sleep.
(b) It will be a token of their secret engagement.
(c) She will understand him better after reading the book.
(d) She should pluck its petals to see if he loves her.

6. What does Faust see around Gretchen's neck in his vision of her in "Walpurgis Night"?
(a) The necklace he gave her.
(b) A chain.
(c) A knife cut.
(d) A rope.

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

8. How does Gretchen feel about Barbara?
(a) She feels triumphant at her friend's downfall.
(b) She feels sorry for her.
(c) She feels ashamed of her.
(d) She is angry at her.

9. What is Martha attempting to do with Mephistopheles in "A Garden"?
(a) Seduce him.
(b) Take him to confession.
(c) Get a marriage proposal.
(d) Get him drunk.

10. What does Faust attempt to bring Gretchen during "The Street Outside Gretchen's Door"?
(a) A ring.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A bottle of wine.
(d) A flower.

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

12. To which author do the characters in the chapter "A Walpurgis Night's Dream" belong?
(a) Marlowe.
(b) Goethe.
(c) Wedekind.
(d) Shakespeare.

13. During "Martha's Garden," what does Gretchen discuss with Faust?
(a) His relationship with Mephistopheles.
(b) His relationship to his priest.
(c) Her relationship to her mother.
(d) Her relationship with God.

14. What are Gretchen and Faust doing during "A Summerhouse"?
(a) Baking bread.
(b) Flirting.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Making love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has worsened Barbara's plight, according to Lieschen?

2. In "A Garden," what does Gretchen admit to being surprised about?

3. To whom is Gretchen praying in the beginning of "By a Shrine Inside the Town Wall, Night"?

4. Why was Gretchen forced to raise her now-deceased sister and take care of the house when she was younger?

5. What does Mephistopheles warn Faust about in regards to his affections for Gretchen?

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