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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. During the "Prologue in Heaven," how many archangels are with God?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

2. How does Mephistopheles give Martha contradicting statements about her husband in "The Neighbor's House"?
(a) He hints at different times that her husband loved her or did not love her.
(b) He tells her that her husband was a homosexual, but probably not.
(c) He tells her that her husband was a great man and a despicable man.
(d) He tells her that her husband is dead and then alive.

3. According to what he tells Mephistopheles, what did the Easter celebration initially bring Faust, which he no longer has?
(a) Bitterness.
(b) Despair.
(c) Hope.
(d) Anger.

4. What news does Mephistopheles give Martha in her first scene?
(a) Her husband is in jail.
(b) Her husband is on his way home.
(c) Her husband is dead.
(d) Her husband has joined the militia.

5. With what does Faust sign his agreement with Mephistopheles?
(a) Mephistopheles's blood.
(b) His own blood.
(c) Consecrated wine.
(d) Ink made up of blood and ash.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mephistopheles entertain the crowd during "Auerbach's Tavern"?

2. According to God, how does Faust feel about his relationship with Him?

3. What is Faust's title?

4. What effects are had on the men in the tavern due to Mephistopheles's presence?

5. What does the poodle refuse to do when in Faust's study?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the actions of the baboons in "A Witch's Kitchen."

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

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

5. What does Wagner note about the townspeople he and Faust walk with on Easter, and how does Faust dispute his thoughts?

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

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

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

9. Why is Mephistopheles bored with and disdainful of mankind?

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

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