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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does the marshal bring the emperor in the beginning of Scene 4 of Act I?
(a) He tells the emperor that the people are rioting.
(b) He tells the emperor a civil war has broken out.
(c) He tells the emperor that the people have built a statue for him.
(d) He tells the emperor that all of his debts have been paid in full.

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

3. What happens when the emperor attempts to examine the treasure chest Faust has brought him in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) He falls asleep.
(b) He is attacked by a group of beggars.
(c) He goes momentarily blind.
(d) His beard catches fire.

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

5. Who is the god of wealth that Faust dresses as in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Plutus.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Alecto.
(d) Faust.

Short Answer Questions

1. What holiday is the court preparing to celebrate in Act I?

2. What is the opinion of the women of the court of Paris?

3. What does Phoebe's wheels symbolize in Act I, Scene 1?

4. Why does Faust try to dispel Paris in Scene 7 of Act I?

5. What ancient mythological figure does the Astrologer compare Faust with in Scene 7 of Act I?

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