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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who sings a song of rejuvenation to Faust?
(a) Helen.
(b) Fairies of the field.
(c) Ariel.
(d) The flowers.

3. Who must Faust go to, in order to conjure Helen and Paris?
(a) Mephistopheles.
(b) The Graces.
(c) The Fates.
(d) The Mothers.

4. According to the astrologer in Scene 2, what is the fairest star?
(a) Venus.
(b) Mars.
(c) Saturn.
(d) Jupiter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Faust meet Mephistopheles in Scene 5 of Act I?

2. In what setting does Faust seek sleep in Act I?

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

4. What news does the marshal bring the emperor in the beginning of Scene 4 of Act I?

5. Who does the Emperor ask to see in the beginning of Scene 2 of Act I?

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