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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 must Faust promise in order to get Gretchen to accept and use the item he gives her in "Martha's Garden"?
(a) The potion is safe to use on her mother.
(b) He will marry her one day soon.
(c) He will attend church with her.
(d) If the flower convinces her that he loves her, he will take her on a trip.

2. Why does Valentine duel Mephistopheles and Faust?
(a) Mephistopheles cast a spell on Valentine to manipulate him into a duel.
(b) Faust insulted him.
(c) He thinks Faust raped Gretchen.
(d) He is protecting Gretchen's honor.

3. Where does Mephistopheles urge Faust to go at the end of "A Forest Cavern"?
(a) Gretchen's bed.
(b) Home.
(c) Church.
(d) Martha's garden.

4. What does Mephistopheles mock to Faust after Gretchen leaves in "Martha's Garden?"
(a) Gretchen's dislike for men.
(b) Gretchen's willingness to believe Faust will marry her.
(c) Gretchen's concern for Faust's soul.
(d) Faust's infatuation with Gretchen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the final scene, "A Prison," where does Gretchen want Faust to go?

2. What are Gretchen and Faust doing during "A Summerhouse"?

3. In "Open Country, Night," where do the witches perform their ritual?

4. What does Faust see around Gretchen's neck in his vision of her in "Walpurgis Night"?

5. What does Mephistopheles admit to Faust will happen when he (Faust) sleeps with Gretchen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Faust fear in regards to his relationship with Gretchen about Mephistopheles?

2. What torments Gretchen at the cathedral and why?

3. What happens to Gretchen at the end of "A Cathedral"?

4. What purpose does "At the Well" serve in terms of story and character?

5. How does Valentine react to Gretchen's plight, as well as the presence of Faust?

6. Why does Gretchen refuse to escape from prison with Faust?

7. What visions do Faust and Mephistopheles claim to have to their dancing partners?

8. Describe Martha and Mephistopheles's interactions in "A Garden."

9. What does Faust ask of Gretchen during "Martha's Garden" and how does she (and Mephistopheles) react to this?

10. Discuss the significance of Gretchen fearing Mephistopheles at the end of the play.

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