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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 name of the shape-shifting god of forms, who homunculus is advised to seek out in the end of Scene 3 in Act II?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Gaius.
(c) Proteus.
(d) Galatea.

2. Where does Mephistopheles place Faust at the beginning of Act II?
(a) In his scholarly robes on his bed.
(b) Behind a curtain.
(c) Under the desk.
(d) Outside under a tree.

3. What instrument accompanies the gardeners in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Violins.
(b) Harps.
(c) Theorbos.
(d) Mandolins.

4. Who tells the emperor they are out of wine in Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) The Steward.
(b) The Field Marshal.
(c) The Chancellor.
(d) Mephistopheles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the group travel with the homunculus to Walpurgis Night in Scene 2 of Act II?

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

3. What reason does the homunculus tell Mephistopheles, to encourage him to take Faust to the classical Walpurgis Night?

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

5. What must Faust descend through to read the location given by the prophetess in Act II?

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