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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which group of people does Baccalaureus feel should be shot?
(a) Men over thirty.
(b) Single females.
(c) Inexperienced youth.
(d) All professors.

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

3. What are the names of the two philosophers that the homunculus comes upon in Scene 3 of Act II?
(a) Anaxagoras and Xenophanes.
(b) Anaxagoras and Thales.
(c) Heraclitus and Thales.
(d) Socrates and Plato.

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

5. What is the opinion of the women of the court of Helen?
(a) They try to emulate her.
(b) They are indifferent to her.
(c) They are jealous of her.
(d) They adore her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Mephistopheles, what must one possess to receive miracles?

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

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

5. According to the astrologer in Scene 2, what is the fairest star?

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