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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Initially, what is the only thing Gretchen recognizes as Faust when he is in her prison cell?
(a) His lips.
(b) His voice.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His hands.

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Faust fear Mephistopheles's influence over his happiness with Gretchen in "A Cavern"?
(a) He knows Gretchen fears Mephistopheles.
(b) He knows Gretchen is protected by God.
(c) He knows Mephistopheles could take everything away.
(d) He knows Mephistopheles wants Gretchen for himself.

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

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

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

12. What is the name of Gretchen's friend?
(a) Wendla.
(b) Lieschen.
(c) Liesl.
(d) Martha.

13. How does Gretchen feel about Barbara?
(a) She feels triumphant at her friend's downfall.
(b) She feels ashamed of her.
(c) She feels sorry for her.
(d) She is angry at her.

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

15. What does Faust discover from Gretchen when he tries to help her escape from prison?
(a) She meant to murder her mother.
(b) She killed her priest.
(c) She killed their baby.
(d) She attempted suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. What scene is being presented in "A Walpurgis Night's Dream"?

2. While dancing with the young one in "Walpurgis Night," what vision does Faust claim to have had?

3. Why does Gretchen choose this particular person to pray to during "By a Shrine Inside the Town Wall, Night"?

4. What must Faust promise in order to get Gretchen to accept and use the item he gives her in "Martha's Garden"?

5. To which author do the characters in the chapter "A Walpurgis Night's Dream" belong?

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