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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the chorus insults Mephistopheles in Act III, what is their intention?
(a) They hope to scare him away.
(b) They hope he will lose his temper.
(c) They hope to learn his name.
(d) They hope to make him laugh.

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

3. How does the group travel with the homunculus to Walpurgis Night in Scene 2 of Act II?
(a) They travel through time and space to classical Greece.
(b) They appeal to the Mothers to make their journey.
(c) They all take sleeping draughts and travel in their dreams together.
(d) They physcially walk to Walpurgis Night.

4. Which mythical group suggests that Faust seek out Chiron?
(a) The sphinxes.
(b) The fates.
(c) The sirens.
(d) The ogres.

5. What instrument accompanies the gardeners in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Mandolins.
(b) Harps.
(c) Theorbos.
(d) Violins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the opinion of the women of the court of Paris?

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

3. What is Helen afraid of in Scene 1 of Act III?

4. What does Mephistopheles introduce himself as to the Sphinxes and sirens?

5. According to Faust's dream, who is the mother of Helen?

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