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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells the emperor they are out of wine in Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) The Steward.
(b) Mephistopheles.
(c) The Chancellor.
(d) The Field Marshal.

2. What does Phoebe's wheels symbolize in Act I, Scene 1?
(a) The rising moon.
(b) A thunder storm.
(c) The approach of dawn.
(d) The setting sun.

3. Which famous figure did Chiron tutor?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Pythagoris.
(d) Prometheus.

4. What is the opinion of the women of the court of Paris?
(a) They are indifferent to him.
(b) They find him beautiful.
(c) They are jealous of him.
(d) They dislike him.

5. What is the state of Faust at the end of Act I?
(a) He is content and happily visiting with Mephistopheles.
(b) He is unconscious.
(c) He is asleep.
(d) He has vanished with Paris and Helen.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who sings a song of rejuvenation to Faust?

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

5. What is the setting in the beginning of Act II?

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