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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Faust embrace as he is lifted into the sky at the end of Act III?
(a) His money.
(b) Mephistopheles.
(c) Helen's garments.
(d) The leader of the chorus.

2. Who comments on the workings and power of love in Scene 7 of Act V?
(a) A chorus of blessed boys.
(b) Angels.
(c) Fathers and Saints.
(d) Faust.

3. What realization does the archbishop make about the emperor's tactics in battle?
(a) He knows nothing about the emperor's tactics.
(b) That the emperor used spies in the battle.
(c) That the emperor bribed opposing troops.
(d) That the emperor has used magic to win the battle.

4. Why has the emperor requested Faust to conjure Helen and Paris?
(a) Mephistopheles suggested it to him.
(b) He hopes to have Paris lead his army.
(c) He hopes to woo Helen.
(d) He seeks amusement and wants to see their beauty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the prophetess instruct Faust to look for Helen in Act iI?

2. What instrument accompanies the gardeners in Scene 3 of Act I?

3. Why does the woman instruct the traveler to be silent upon entering the cottage in Act V?

4. How does the emperor respond when he sees Faust in Scene 2 of Act IV?

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

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