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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Gretchen ask permission when she is unable to recognize Faust in her cell?
(a) To sleep awhile longer.
(b) To pray to God.
(c) To feed her baby.
(d) To contact her lover.

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

3. How does Gretchen admit to feeling when Faust is not around?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Relief.
(d) Apathy.

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

5. What has worsened Barbara's plight, according to Lieschen?
(a) Barbara has renounced God.
(b) Barbara is very ill.
(c) Barbara has recently been robbed and has no money.
(d) The father of Barbara's baby has run away.

6. According to Musaget, what is easier to "govern than the Muses"?
(a) Animals.
(b) Witches.
(c) Priests.
(d) The ocean waves.

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 is not in love with Faust.
(d) She hates Mephistopheles.

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

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

10. What is the song about in "A Cathedral"?
(a) Jesus raising the dead.
(b) God punishing the wicked.
(c) God forgiving the wicked.
(d) Jesus healing the sick.

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

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

13. What does Gretchen believe about Mephistopheles?
(a) He needs to go with her to church.
(b) He is Faust's brother.
(c) He is a bad influence on Faust.
(d) He is a wandering soldier.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a character in "A Walpurgis Night's Dream"?

2. Who is Valentine?

3. Why does Mephistopheles not disguise himself amidst the witches on the mountain?

4. During "Martha's Garden," what does Gretchen discuss with Faust?

5. Why does Gretchen say she no longer has in "A Prison"?

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