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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the daughter of Nereus, who is expected to return to the sea in Act II?
(a) Galatea.
(b) Helen.
(c) Thessalonia.
(d) Penelope.

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

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

4. What ailment of the Brunette does Mephistopheles cure in Scene 6 of Act I?
(a) A sick stomach.
(b) A frozen foot.
(c) A headache.
(d) A cramped hand.

5. When Faust awakens in Act I, what are his impressions of his surroundings?
(a) He finds everything dark and dreary.
(b) He finds the landscape to be paradise.
(c) He barely notices his surroundings.
(d) He finds the area just the way he remembers it, unchanging.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who responds to Mephistopheles ringing the bell in Act II?

2. Which group of people does Baccalaureus feel should be shot?

3. What reason does the homunculus tell Mephistopheles, to encourage him to take Faust to the classical Walpurgis Night?

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

5. Who was an earlier student of Faust that now works as his assistant?

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