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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gretchen's secret?
(a) She is glad that Valentine is dead.
(b) She killed her mother on purpose.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is dying.

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

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

4. What is Faust unable to convince Gretchen to do in "A Prison"?
(a) Renounce God.
(b) Escape with him.
(c) Forgive herself.
(d) Forgive him.

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

6. 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.

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

8. In the final scene, "A Prison," where does Gretchen want Faust to go?
(a) The gallows.
(b) The pond.
(c) The cemetary.
(d) The church.

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

10. 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 she would run away with him.
(c) He asks if they can get married.
(d) He asks if they can sleep together.

11. What does Mephistopheles suggest about Faust's vows of love to Gretchen in "A Street"?
(a) He will be sincere.
(b) He will be lying.
(c) He will be manipulating Gretchen into doing the same.
(d) He will be blaspheming.

12. What is Gretchen attending during "A Cathedral"?
(a) Lenten rituals.
(b) A mass for the dead.
(c) Sunday morning mass.
(d) Confession.

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

14. Why does Valentine duel Mephistopheles and Faust?
(a) He is protecting Gretchen's honor.
(b) Mephistopheles cast a spell on Valentine to manipulate him into a duel.
(c) Faust insulted him.
(d) He thinks Faust raped Gretchen.

15. Which of the following is not a character in "A Walpurgis Night's Dream"?
(a) The dogmatist.
(b) The futurist.
(c) The realist.
(d) The idealist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the item Faust gives Gretchen at the end of "Martha's Garden"?

2. What does Mephistopheles agree to do if Faust frees Gretchen?

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

4. What is Faust awed by, according to the beginning of "A Forest Cavern"?

5. According to Lieschen, how did Barbara spend her evenings and nights?

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