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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two "orders" support the throne, according to the Chancellor in Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) The common people and the clergy.
(b) The soldiers and the clergy.
(c) The clergy and the knights.
(d) The advisors and the soldiers.

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

3. What is the name of the prophetess that Chiron takes Faust to in Act II?
(a) Achebe.
(b) Trias.
(c) Manto.
(d) Selene.

4. What must Faust descend through to read the location given by the prophetess in Act II?
(a) The Garden of Eden.
(b) The Temple of Apollo.
(c) The home of Hades.
(d) The Temple of Demetrius.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which mythical group suggests that Faust seek out Chiron?

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

3. What is the opinion of the men of court of Helen?

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

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

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