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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mephistopheles place Faust at the beginning of Act II?
(a) Outside under a tree.
(b) In his scholarly robes on his bed.
(c) Under the desk.
(d) Behind a curtain.

2. What does Mephistopheles introduce himself as to the Sphinxes and sirens?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) The Lost Seeker.
(c) The Old Iniquity.
(d) The Ultimate Riddle.

3. Who is the first mind that is read by the homunculus?
(a) Faust.
(b) Famulus.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Mephistopheles.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was an earlier student of Faust that now works as his assistant?

2. What happens when the emperor attempts to examine the treasure chest Faust has brought him in Scene 3 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. What reason does the homunculus tell Mephistopheles, to encourage him to take Faust to the classical Walpurgis Night?

5. According to Faust's dream, who is the father of Helen?

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