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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which group of people does Baccalaureus feel should be shot?
(a) Men over thirty.
(b) All professors.
(c) Single females.
(d) Inexperienced youth.

2. What is the opinion of the women of the court of Helen?
(a) They are indifferent to her.
(b) They try to emulate her.
(c) They adore her.
(d) They are jealous of her.

3. Who is specifically told to remain behind in his study rather than travel with the homunculus to Walpurgis Night?
(a) Baccalaureus.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Mephistopheles.
(d) Famulus.

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

5. What does Mephistopheles give Faust to help him on his journey to conjure Helen and Paris?
(a) A magical key.
(b) A dark cloak.
(c) A map of the underworld.
(d) A password.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the setting of Scene 3 in Act II?

3. Why has the emperor requested Faust to conjure Helen and Paris?

4. According to Mephistopheles, what must one possess to receive miracles?

5. Who is the god of wealth that Faust dresses as in Scene 3 of Act I?

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