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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the prophetess that Chiron takes Faust to in Act II?
(a) Manto.
(b) Selene.
(c) Trias.
(d) Achebe.

2. According to the astrologer in Scene 2, what is the fairest star?
(a) Saturn.
(b) Mars.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Venus.

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

4. Why is Wagner successful in creating the homunculus in Scene II of Act II?
(a) He is not successful in creating the homunculus.
(b) He has several students assisting him.
(c) He uses a new procedure.
(d) He is aided by Mephistopheles.

5. What holiday is the court preparing to celebrate in Act I?
(a) Winter Solstice.
(b) May Day.
(c) Day of the Kings.
(d) Carnival.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the emperor they are out of wine in Scene 2 of Act I?

2. What is the state of Faust at the end of Act I?

3. What is the name of the shape-shifting god of forms, who homunculus is advised to seek out in the end of Scene 3 in Act II?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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