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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Havequick first want to plunder from the emperor in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) A bag of coins.
(b) The emperor's crown.
(c) A large shield.
(d) A steel-club.

2. How does the chorus describe Menelaus in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) They do not mention Menelaus.
(b) As a coward.
(c) As a villan.
(d) As a hero.

3. What power does Mephistopheles first offer Faust in Scene 1 of Act IV?
(a) All the riches of the land.
(b) Power over all nations.
(c) Power over the ocean.
(d) A harem of women.

4. Why is Faust desirous to leave the group when the first arrive at Walpurgis Night in Act II?
(a) The homunculus suggests that he goes off on his own.
(b) He wants to seek out Achilles.
(c) He is upset at Mephistopholes.
(d) He is obsessed with finding Helen.

5. What does the chorus ask Mephistopheles at the beginning of Scene 3 in Act III?
(a) They ask his identity.
(b) They ask what they should give Faust as a token of appreciation.
(c) They ask what has happened in their splendor.
(d) They ask where they are.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drink does the arch-cupbearer plan to give the emperor at the celebrations?

2. What is the name of the daughter of Nereus, who is expected to return to the sea in Act II?

3. Why does Helen promptly return to the chorus after she leaves in Scene 1 of Act III?

4. When Mephistopheles asks Faust what he desires in Scene 1 of Act IV, how does Faust respond?

5. How does the group travel with the homunculus to Walpurgis Night in Scene 2 of Act II?

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