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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Faust's dream, who is the mother of Helen?
(a) Athena.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Hera.
(d) Leda.

3. Who tells Faust and Helen that Menelaus has arrived with his armies?
(a) No one tells Faust, he sees his approach.
(b) Penthalis.
(c) Lynceus.
(d) Mephistopheles.

4. Which God, does Mephistopheles tell the creation myth of to the chorus in Act III?
(a) Hades.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Hephastus.

5. Where does Mephistopheles place Faust at the beginning of Act II?
(a) In his scholarly robes on his bed.
(b) Under the desk.
(c) Behind a curtain.
(d) Outside under a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chorus cry as Euphorion falls?

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

3. What does Mephistopheles tell Helen that frightens her in Scene 1 of Act III?

4. How has Mephistopheles paid people in the empire in Act I?

5. What instrument accompanies the gardeners in Scene 3 of Act I?

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