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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Maia the patron god of?
(a) Fishermen and sailors.
(b) Thieves and rascals.
(c) Musicians.
(d) Princes and Kings.

2. Who does the archbishop accuse the emperor of being in league with in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) Faust.
(b) The rival emperor.
(c) Satan.
(d) He makes no accusation towards the emperor.

3. Where does Faust land at the beginning of Act IV?
(a) Back in his study.
(b) In a river.
(c) In his castle in the north.
(d) On a mountain.

4. What is the setting of Scene 3 in Act IV?
(a) The battlefield.
(b) The castle.
(c) The mountainside.
(d) The emperor's tent.

5. What event prompts Anaxagoras to believe he won the philosophical debate in Scene 3 of Act II?
(a) The appearance of volcano.
(b) The fall of a meteor, which disrupts the landscape.
(c) The lunar eclipse that takes place.
(d) The arrival of a flock of birds.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What science is Wagner practicing in the laboratory when Mephistopheles comes upon him in Scene 2 of Act II?

3. Which group of people does Baccalaureus feel should be shot?

4. In Act IV, what do the clouds eventually transform into in Scene 1?

5. What follows Mephistopheles and Helen as they flee at the end of Scene 1 in Act III?

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