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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 Faust discover from Gretchen when he tries to help her escape from prison?
(a) She meant to murder her mother.
(b) She killed her priest.
(c) She killed their baby.
(d) She attempted suicide.

2. What does Martha warn Mephistopheles about while Gretchen and Faust speak?
(a) She warns him to not die a bachelor.
(b) She warns him that he will be unhappy in their town.
(c) She warns him that Gretchen is on the brink of joining a nunnery.
(d) She warns him that Faust better not hurt Gretchen.

3. While dancing with the young one in "Walpurgis Night," what vision does Faust claim to have had?
(a) An ocean wave crashing against the rocks.
(b) A goat with two heads.
(c) A tree being split with lightning
(d) An apple tree with two apples.

4. Who criticizes the dancing on the mountain?
(a) The Huckster-Witch.
(b) Puck.
(c) Mephistopheles.
(d) The Proctophantamist.

5. Which of the following is not a character in "A Walpurgis Night's Dream"?
(a) The futurist.
(b) The idealist.
(c) The realist.
(d) The dogmatist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Gretchen's friend?

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

3. Who is Barbara?

4. Why does Mephistopheles not disguise himself amidst the witches on the mountain?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Gretchen praying to the Virgin Mary?

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

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

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

5. Why does Mephistopheles keep trying to subvert Faust from examining his vision of Gretchen?

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

7. Describe some of the characters in the chapter "Walpurgis Night."

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

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

10. Describe Faust's vision of Gretchen.

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