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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 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 the devil.
(d) He is a guard taking her to the gallows.

2. What purpose does "A Walpurgis's Night Dream" serve in this play?
(a) A ritual to conjure up a spell of eternal darkness.
(b) Commentary on Faust and Gretchen.
(c) A cover for Faust's escape.
(d) Comic relief.

3. To whom is Gretchen praying in the beginning of "By a Shrine Inside the Town Wall, Night"?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) St. Anthony.
(c) Mary Magdalene.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

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

5. Who is singing in the church?
(a) Mephistopheles.
(b) The priest.
(c) The altarboys.
(d) The choir.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who torments Gretchen while she is in church?

2. What does Gretchen believe about Mephistopheles?

3. While considering Faust's request in "Martha's Garden," of what is Gretchen afraid?

4. Why does Valentine duel Mephistopheles and Faust?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After meeting Faust, how does Gretchen admit to feeling about him during "Gretchen's Room"?

3. What comprises Valentine's final moments alive?

4. What is Walpurgis Night?

5. Why is Gretchen unable to recognize Faust when he comes to her in prison?

6. What torments Gretchen at the cathedral and why?

7. What is "A Walpurgis Night's Dream" and what purpose does it serve?

8. What does Faust admit to being jealous of and why?

9. What is ironic about Mephistopheles's statement that Gretchen is doomed?

10. What is the purpose of the potion?

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