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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What holiday is the court preparing to celebrate in Act I?
(a) May Day.
(b) Winter Solstice.
(c) Carnival.
(d) Day of the Kings.

2. What event prompts Anaxagoras to believe he won the philosophical debate in Scene 3 of Act II?
(a) The arrival of a flock of birds.
(b) The fall of a meteor, which disrupts the landscape.
(c) The lunar eclipse that takes place.
(d) The appearance of volcano.

3. What are the female vampires called who Mephistopheles meets in Act II?
(a) Chelone.
(b) Dactyles.
(c) Seismos.
(d) Lamiae.

4. What does Wagner believe the sound of the bell accompanying Mephistopheles in Act II signals?
(a) The end of the day.
(b) The birth of an idea.
(c) Good things to come.
(d) A warning of an approaching evil.

5. What does Faust distribute to the crowd in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Beautiful jewelry that is bewitched to change colors.
(b) Magical money that transforms when it is touched.
(c) Anvils and hammers to do work.
(d) Food and wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Faust's dream, who is the father of Helen?

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

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

4. What is the job of Nereus?

5. What is the setting of Scene 3 in Act II?

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