View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Faust propose to Gretchen during "Martha's Garden"?
(a) He asks if they can get married.
(b) He asks if they can sleep together.
(c) He asks if she would like to move in with him.
(d) He asks if she would run away with him.

2. When Faust has a vision of Gretchen on the night of the Walpurgis celebration, what does he see on her feet?
(a) Shackles.
(b) Nails from the Crucifixtion.
(c) Thorns.
(d) Blood-soaked slippers.

3. What does Faust give Gretchen at the end of "Martha's Garden"?
(a) A flower.
(b) A book of philosophy.
(c) A sleeping potion.
(d) A ring.

4. In the final scene, "A Prison," where does Gretchen want Faust to go?
(a) The gallows.
(b) The cemetary.
(c) The pond.
(d) The church.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Faust promise Gretchen in "A Garden"?

2. According to Lieschen, how did Barbara spend her evenings and nights?

3. What does Gretchen pray for in "By a Shrine Inside the Town Wall, Night"?

4. What is the Huckster-Witch attempting to do during "Walpurgis Night"?

5. Who criticizes the dancing on the mountain?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What agreement does Faust and Mephistopheles come to when the former discovers that Gretchen had been pregnant and is now in prison and why?

4. During "Martha's Garden," what does Gretchen admit to worrying about in regards to Mephistopheles?

5. Why must Faust lie to Martha about her husband?

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

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

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

9. Describe the enormity of Gretchen's sorrows.

10. What is Walpurgis Night?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,016 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample