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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. For what reasons does Gretchen want Faust to go to a particular location in "A Prison"?
(a) She wants him to visit their child's grave.
(b) She wants him to save the child she drowned there.
(c) She wants him to pray for his soul.
(d) She wants him to be there when she dies.

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

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

5. While considering Faust's request in "Martha's Garden," of what is Gretchen afraid?
(a) God will punish her.
(b) Her reputation will be ruined.
(c) Her mother will catch them.
(d) Her mother will not approve of their marriage.

6. 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) It will put her mother to sleep.
(d) She should pluck its petals to see if he loves her.

7. In "Open Country, Night," where do the witches perform their ritual?
(a) The prison.
(b) Faust's study.
(c) The gallows.
(d) The woods.

8. During "A Forest Cavern," who is Faust addressing in the beginning?
(a) A spirit.
(b) God.
(c) Satan.
(d) Gretchen.

9. What does Valentine admit to Gretchen before he dies?
(a) He knows her secret.
(b) He has alerted their priest about her condition.
(c) He has renounced God because of her.
(d) He poisoned her drink.

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

11. What does Gretchen pray for in "By a Shrine Inside the Town Wall, Night"?
(a) Mephistopheles's soul.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Atonement for her sins.
(d) Forgiveness for Faust.

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

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

14. From where does the voice at the end of "Faust" come?
(a) Hell.
(b) Church.
(c) Purgatory.
(d) Heaven.

15. In "A Garden," what does Gretchen admit to being surprised about?
(a) Mephistopheles remembers her.
(b) Faust finds her attractive.
(c) Faust does not treat her like a simpleton.
(d) Martha's husband is dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Martha attempting to do with Mephistopheles in "A Garden"?

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

3. Who criticizes the dancing on the mountain?

4. What does Gretchen believe about Mephistopheles?

5. What is the song about in "A Cathedral"?

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