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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Faust try to dispel Paris in Scene 7 of Act I?
(a) Mephistopheles instructs him to.
(b) He's trying to protect Paris from the men at court.
(c) He is bored with Paris.
(d) He wants Helen for himself.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When Faust awakens in Act I, what are his impressions of his surroundings?

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