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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument accompanies the garden girls in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Mandolins.
(b) Theorbos.
(c) Lutes.
(d) Harps.

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

3. What is the setting of Scene 7 in Act I?
(a) A dimly illuminated Baronial Hall.
(b) A beautiful pleasure garden.
(c) A brightly lighted room.
(d) The setting is not disclosed.

4. How has Mephistopheles paid people in the empire in Act I?
(a) He has not paid anyone in the empire.
(b) He paid them with jewels from the emperor's treasure chamber.
(c) With gold he found buried in the kingdom.
(d) Through paper notes signed by the emperor.

5. What is the opinion of the women of the court of Paris?
(a) They are jealous of him.
(b) They are indifferent to him.
(c) They dislike him.
(d) They find him beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the opinion of the men of court of Helen?

2. According to Mephistopheles, what must one possess to receive miracles?

3. Why has the emperor requested Faust to conjure Helen and Paris?

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

5. Which figure guides the living Colossus in Scene 3 of Act I?

(see the answer key)

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