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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Faust propose to Gretchen during "Martha's Garden"?
(a) He asks if she would like to move in with him.
(b) He asks if they can sleep together.
(c) He asks if they can get married.
(d) He asks if she would run away with him.

2. What does Gretchen believe about Mephistopheles when he appears in her cell?
(a) He is the devil who is coming for her.
(b) He is the doctor for her child.
(c) He is Faust.
(d) He is there to drain her blood.

3. Why must Faust cling to the rocks on the mountain?
(a) The rocks are slick from the rains.
(b) The witches and wizards may knock him off while dancing.
(c) The fires from Hell might drag him down.
(d) The wind could knock him off the mountain.

4. To whom does Mephistopheles try to compare Faust's vision of Gretchen in "Walpurgis Night"?
(a) Medusa.
(b) The Harpies.
(c) Hera.
(d) Aphrodite.

5. Who is singing in the church?
(a) The priest.
(b) The altarboys.
(c) Mephistopheles.
(d) The choir.

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

7. In musical terms, what is the scene "A Walpurgis's Night Dream" called in the text?
(a) Intermezzo.
(b) Adagio.
(c) Tremolo.
(d) Cadenza.

8. Why was Gretchen forced to raise her now-deceased sister and take care of the house when she was younger?
(a) Her mother was in prison.
(b) Her mother was ill.
(c) Her mother was forced to work as a maid.
(d) Her father disappeared.

9. What does Mephistopheles warn Faust about in regards to his affections for Gretchen?
(a) Faust will find another woman more attractive.
(b) Gretchen will outgrow her feelings for him.
(c) Faust will take his feelings for Gretchen too far.
(d) Faust will never find the courage to act on his lust.

10. What does Gretchen do with the daisy she picks while walking with Faust?
(a) She throws it in the fire.
(b) She plays "He loves me, he loves me not."
(c) She puts it in her hair.
(d) She throws it in the water.

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

12. When Faust has a vision of Gretchen on the night of the Walpurgis celebration, what does he see on her feet?
(a) Blood-soaked slippers.
(b) Thorns.
(c) Shackles.
(d) Nails from the Crucifixtion.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Faust discover from Gretchen when he tries to help her escape from prison?

2. What does Gretchen believe will happen when she and Faust are separated in "A Garden?"

3. What is the Huckster-Witch attempting to do during "Walpurgis Night"?

4. In the final scene, "A Prison," where does Gretchen want Faust to go?

5. From where does the voice at the end of "Faust" come?

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