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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mephistopheles disguise himself as in Act III?
(a) Wagner.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Faust.
(d) A phorkyad.

2. When Faust awakens in Act I, what are his impressions of his surroundings?
(a) He barely notices his surroundings.
(b) He finds the landscape to be paradise.
(c) He finds everything dark and dreary.
(d) He finds the area just the way he remembers it, unchanging.

3. What two "orders" support the throne, according to the Chancellor in Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) The common people and the clergy.
(b) The advisors and the soldiers.
(c) The clergy and the knights.
(d) The soldiers and the clergy.

4. What does Faust distribute to the crowd in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Beautiful jewelry that is bewitched to change colors.
(b) Magical money that transforms when it is touched.
(c) Food and wine.
(d) Anvils and hammers to do work.

5. What is the job of Nereus?
(a) His job is not given in the novel.
(b) He is the guardian of the sea.
(c) He is the servant of Neptune.
(d) He is the protector of ships.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of Scene 7 in Act I?

2. What is the opinion of the women of the court of Helen?

3. Which despicable and noxious creatures does Mephistopheles eventually find as the true embodiment of ugliness in Act II?

4. Where does Mephistopheles place Faust at the beginning of Act II?

5. What does Maia steal from Zeus?

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