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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 men of court of Helen?
(a) They find her very beautiful.
(b) They can't see her.
(c) They are indifferent to her.
(d) They dislike her.

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

3. 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 have built a statue for him.
(b) He tells the emperor a civil war has broken out.
(c) He tells the emperor that all of his debts have been paid in full.
(d) He tells the emperor that the people are rioting.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mephistopheles give Faust to help him on his journey to conjure Helen and Paris?

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

4. What is the opinion of the women of the court of Helen?

5. What ailment of the Brunette does Mephistopheles cure in Scene 6 of Act I?

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