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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 opinion of the men of court of Helen?
(a) They are indifferent to her.
(b) They dislike her.
(c) They find her very beautiful.
(d) They can't see her.

2. What is the eldest of the fates?
(a) Lachesis.
(b) Clotho.
(c) Alecto.
(d) Atropos.

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

4. What shape does Proteus take to transport the homunculus into the ocean on his back?
(a) A bird.
(b) A sea horse.
(c) A dolphin.
(d) A whale.

5. Which despicable and noxious creatures does Mephistopheles eventually find as the true embodiment of ugliness in Act II?
(a) Cabiri.
(b) Pigmies.
(c) Phorkyads.
(d) Giants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of Scene 4 in Act I?

2. What reason does the homunculus tell Mephistopheles, to encourage him to take Faust to the classical Walpurgis Night?

3. What form does the homunculus decide to take at the end of Act II?

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

5. Which mythical group suggests that Faust seek out Chiron?

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