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

2. Why is Wagner successful in creating the homunculus in Scene II of Act II?
(a) He uses a new procedure.
(b) He has several students assisting him.
(c) He is aided by Mephistopheles.
(d) He is not successful in creating the homunculus.

3. What science is Wagner practicing in the laboratory when Mephistopheles comes upon him in Scene 2 of Act II?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Botany.
(c) Molecular Biology.
(d) Alchemy.

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

5. What does Mephistopheles introduce himself as to the Sphinxes and sirens?
(a) The Old Iniquity.
(b) The Lost Seeker.
(c) The Ultimate Riddle.
(d) Jupiter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wagner believe the sound of the bell accompanying Mephistopheles in Act II signals?

2. How has Mephistopheles paid people in the empire in Act I?

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

4. What ancient mythological figure does the Astrologer compare Faust with in Scene 7 of Act I?

5. Who becomes the fool for the emperor in Scene 2 of Act I?

(see the answer key)

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