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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Faust try to deter Wagner from doing with his life?
(a) Going into the seminary.
(b) Becoming a barrister.
(c) Following in Faust's footsteps of being a scholar.
(d) Wasting his life in a pub.

2. How does Mephistopheles feel about mankind?
(a) He feels as if they are a great amusement.
(b) He looks down upon them.
(c) He feels that they are misguided creatures.
(d) He feels they are worthy of his attention.

3. Why does Gretchen wish to keep the jewelry Faust and Mephistopheles secretly leave for her?
(a) She wishes to have it blessed by a priest.
(b) She thinks she can make a gift of it to her friends.
(c) She thinks it will make her more beautiful.
(d) She thinks she can sell it off and bring in more money for her mother.

4. What does the author profess sadness over in "Dedication"?
(a) The author has decided to end his own life.
(b) The modern world moves too fast for the author.
(c) Those who were around him while he was writing "Faust" are long dead.
(d) The author has recently realized that he is an atheist.

5. What does Faust begin to read in the first scene called "Faust's Study"?
(a) The Qur'an.
(b) The Odyssey.
(c) Myths about Mesopotamia.
(d) Scripture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Faust do when left alone in Gretchen's room in "Evening"?

2. In the scene after he drinks the potion to appear younger, where does Faust see the girl he saw a vision of at the witch's kitchen?

3. To what town does Mephistopheles bring Faust at the end of the second "Faust's Study" scene?

4. What must Faust step inside of in order to begin the spell to make him appear younger?

5. What holiday is being celebrated in "Outside the Town Wall"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the argument between the director, the clown, and the poet in "Prelude on the Stage."

2. Describe the differing opinions of Gretchen, her mother, and Martha about the mysterious jewels.

3. Describe Faust's crisis during "Night" and "Outside the Town Wall."

4. Describe the steps taken to make Faust appear younger.

5. For what reasons does the director decide that the audience should experience a journey from heaven to hell in this play?

6. In the "Dedication," why is Goethe so wistful?

7. What concerns does Faust have in regards to his bargain with the devil?

8. Why is Mephistopheles initially held prisoner by Faust and how does he escape?

9. What happens when Mephistopheles and Faust go to the tavern in Leipzig?

10. What does Martha suggest Gretchen do with the second box of jewelry in "The Neighbor's House"?

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