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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 comforts Gretchen's mother when the priest takes the jewels away?
(a) The priest absolves her and Gretchen of any wrong-doing.
(b) The priest assures her that Gretchen is still a virgin.
(c) The priest offers to help Gretchen find a husband.
(d) The priest promises they will be rich in heaven.

2. What does the poet believe the director is doing to him in "Prelude on the Stage"?
(a) Giving him his big break.
(b) Giving him a platform on which he can write.
(c) Stifling his creativity.
(d) Sabotaging him on purpose.

3. Ultimately, in "Prelude on the Stage," what does the director decide to do with their play?
(a) They will perform a classic tragedy instead of their play.
(b) Take the audience on a journey from heaven to hell.
(c) Perform a comedy.
(d) Take suggestions from the audience and create a play.

4. What does Mephistopheles posit to God in relation to Faust?
(a) He can draw Faust away from God.
(b) He can steal Faust's knowledge.
(c) He can guide Faust into sainthood.
(d) He can manipulate Faust into suicide.

5. Where does Faust first see the image of the girl with whom he grows obsessed?
(a) In the fire.
(b) In a mirror.
(c) In a bottle of wine.
(d) In the water in the cauldron.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what are the archangels praising God in the beginning of the play?

2. What does Faust believe about the townspeople he and Wagner walk with during their holiday celebration after his suicide attempt?

3. What does Mephistopheles promise to attempt to secure for Faust in regards to the girl at the end of "A Street?"

4. What does Faust believe about the girl he sees the image of at the witch's house?

5. What happens to Faust and Mephistopheles at the end of "Auerbach's Tavern"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the poodle behave before transforming into Mephistopheles?

2. What debate arises between Mephistopheles and God in regards to Faust?

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

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

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

6. How does Faust feel about the mystery girl he sees in the mirror and in the street?

7. What is the fate of the first box of jewels that Mephistopheles secretly leaves Gretchen and why?

8. Why is the witch in a bad mood when she finally appears to Faust and Mephistopheles?

9. How do Faust and Mephistopheles plan to get the girl for Faust at the end of "A Street"?

10. During the second scene called "Faust's Study," what does Faust admit to Mephistopheles?

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