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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Faust account for the formation of mountains and valleys in Act IV?
(a) He thinks the mountains were created instantly, but the valleys shaped slowly over millenia.
(b) He thinks they were created in one grand event.
(c) He thinks they were created gradually over time.
(d) He does not know how they came to be.

4. What event does Mephistopheles claim caused the creation of the mountains and valleys in Act IV?
(a) A meteor shower.
(b) He does not know how they were created.
(c) The birth of a new God.
(d) The exile of the devil.

5. What science is Wagner practicing in the laboratory when Mephistopheles comes upon him in Scene 2 of Act II?
(a) Molecular Biology.
(b) Botany.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Alchemy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the leader of the chorus?

2. What is the setting of Scene 3 in Act IV?

3. Just as Faust begins to tell Mephistopheles his true desires in Scene 1 of Act IV, what does Mephistopheles do?

4. Who is specifically told to remain behind in his study rather than travel with the homunculus to Walpurgis Night?

5. Why is Faust desirous to leave the group when the first arrive at Walpurgis Night in Act II?

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