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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mephistopheles, what must one possess to receive miracles?
(a) Faith.
(b) Divine blessing.
(c) Good Luck.
(d) Hope.

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

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

4. Which mythical group suggests that Faust seek out Chiron?
(a) The sirens.
(b) The sphinxes.
(c) The ogres.
(d) The fates.

5. What is the name of the daughter of Nereus, who is expected to return to the sea in Act II?
(a) Helen.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Thessalonia.
(d) Galatea.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the homunculus appear in the beginning of Scene 3 of Act II?

2. What is the name of the prophetess that Chiron takes Faust to in Act II?

3. Which figure guides the living Colossus in Scene 3 of Act I?

4. What two "orders" support the throne, according to the Chancellor in Scene 2 of Act I?

5. What does Wagner believe the sound of the bell accompanying Mephistopheles in Act II signals?

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