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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) Harps.
(b) Mandolins.
(c) Lutes.
(d) Theorbos.

2. What two "orders" support the throne, according to the Chancellor in Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) The advisors and the soldiers.
(b) The soldiers and the clergy.
(c) The common people and the clergy.
(d) The clergy and the knights.

3. What does Mephistopheles cure the blonde woman of in Scene 6 of Act I?
(a) Insomnia.
(b) Freckles.
(c) Lice.
(d) Depression.

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

5. Where does Faust meet Mephistopheles in Scene 5 of Act I?
(a) In a meadow.
(b) By the fountains in the gardens of the emperor.
(c) A dark corridor in the palace.
(d) In the busy grand dining hall.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What instrument accompanies the gardeners in Scene 3 of Act I?

4. What does Faust distribute to the crowd in Scene 3 of Act I?

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

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