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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells the emperor they are out of wine in Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) The Steward.
(b) Mephistopheles.
(c) The Chancellor.
(d) The Field Marshal.

2. Who does the Emperor ask to see in the beginning of Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) His wiseman.
(b) The treasurer.
(c) The fool.
(d) The chancellor.

3. Who becomes the fool for the emperor in Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) Ariel.
(b) The chancellor.
(c) Faust.
(d) Mephistopheles.

4. When Faust awakens in Act I, what are his impressions of his surroundings?
(a) He finds the landscape to be paradise.
(b) He barely notices his surroundings.
(c) He finds everything dark and dreary.
(d) He finds the area just the way he remembers it, unchanging.

5. What is the opinion of the women of the court of Helen?
(a) They adore her.
(b) They are indifferent to her.
(c) They are jealous of her.
(d) They try to emulate her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What two "orders" support the throne, according to the Chancellor in Scene 2 of Act I?

3. What is the setting of Scene 4 in Act I?

4. Which is not a name of the graces mentioned in Scene 3 of Act I?

5. What is the eldest of the fates?

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