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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was an earlier student of Faust that now works as his assistant?
(a) Famulus.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Chiron.
(d) Erichto.

2. What happens when the emperor attempts to examine the treasure chest Faust has brought him in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) He goes momentarily blind.
(b) He falls asleep.
(c) He is attacked by a group of beggars.
(d) His beard catches fire.

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

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

5. Why has the emperor requested Faust to conjure Helen and Paris?
(a) He hopes to woo Helen.
(b) He seeks amusement and wants to see their beauty.
(c) Mephistopheles suggested it to him.
(d) He hopes to have Paris lead his army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of creature is Chiron?

2. What instrument accompanies the garden girls in Scene 3 of Act I?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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