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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mephistopheles' final action in Act III?
(a) To write a letter to Menelaus.
(b) To sing a song in praise of Faust.
(c) To remove the mask of Phorkyas and reveal himself.
(d) To weep for Helen.

2. What does Faust ask the foreman in Scene 5 of Act V?
(a) He asks why are they digging a trench.
(b) He does not question the foreman.
(c) He asks who ordered the digging of the trench.
(d) He asks how long until they have dug their trench.

3. Who take Euphorion's clothing?
(a) Mephistopheles.
(b) Faust.
(c) Helen.
(d) No one takes his clothing.

4. What does Faust distribute to the crowd in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Food and wine.
(b) Magical money that transforms when it is touched.
(c) Beautiful jewelry that is bewitched to change colors.
(d) Anvils and hammers to do work.

5. What is Helen afraid of in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) She is afraid of being attacked by disgruntled servants.
(b) She is afraid she will never again see Paris.
(c) She is afraid of being sacrificed by Menelaus.
(d) She is afraid of losing her beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Faust claim sent him to the emperor?

2. What is the chorus doing at the beginning of Scene 3 in Act III?

3. What item does Speed-Booty first want to plunder from the emperor in Scene 3 of Act IV?

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

5. Who is attempting to take the kingdom of the emperor in Act IV?

(see the answer key)

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