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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 the archbishop want the emperor to build on the land near the battlefield?
(a) A grand church.
(b) A triumphal arch.
(c) A new palace.
(d) An edifice to the fallen soldiers.

2. Who is attempting to take the kingdom of the emperor in Act IV?
(a) A rival emperor.
(b) Paris.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Mephistopheles.

3. Where does Helen go after the chorus tries to assuage her fears in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) Into the palace.
(b) Into a grove of trees.
(c) She flees to Arcadia.
(d) She goes into Athena's temple.

4. Which figure guides the living Colossus in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Hope.
(b) Prudence.
(c) Fear.
(d) Faust.

5. What event do Faust and Mephistopheles see taking place at the end of Scene 1 of Act IV?
(a) They witness a battle taking place in the emporer's kingdom.
(b) They wintess a procession of women to a ritual sacrifice.
(c) The witness the rape of Leda.
(d) The witness a shooting star.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mephistopheles' final action in Act III?

2. Who is credited with drawing Faust upwards and cheating the devil.

3. Who is not one of the aides to Faust in Act IV?

4. What time does Faust die?

5. When Faust decides to help the emperor, what does Mephistopheles turn him into?

(see the answer key)

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