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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 put her mother to sleep.
(c) She should pluck its petals to see if he loves her.
(d) It will be a token of their secret engagement.

4. 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.

5. Who torments Gretchen while she is in church?
(a) An angel.
(b) Faust.
(c) An evil spirit.
(d) Mephistopheles.

6. 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.

7. Which mountains do Faust and Mephistopheles travel to in "Walpurgis Night"?
(a) Eastern Alps.
(b) The Hartz Mountains.
(c) Fichtelgebirge.
(d) The Black Forest Mountain Range.

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

9. 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) Shackles.
(c) Nails from the Crucifixtion.
(d) Thorns.

10. What does Faust promise Gretchen in "A Garden"?
(a) He will get rid of Mephistopheles.
(b) He will seek approval for their marriage from her mother.
(c) He will love her forever.
(d) He will go to confession.

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

12. What does Gretchen believe will happen when she and Faust are separated in "A Garden?"
(a) Gretchen will cry herself to sleep out of loneliness.
(b) Faust will not be able to stop thinking about her.
(c) He will forget about her.
(d) Faust will probably need to laugh about her ignorance.

13. According to Lieschen, how did Barbara spend her evenings and nights?
(a) Dancing in the woods.
(b) With men.
(c) With her mother.
(d) Praying.

14. Where does Mephistopheles urge Faust to go at the end of "A Forest Cavern"?
(a) Gretchen's bed.
(b) Home.
(c) Martha's garden.
(d) Church.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Faust concerns Gretchen the most?

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

3. What purpose does Gretchen's song serve in prison?

4. How does Gretchen admit to feeling when Faust is not around?

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

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