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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what setting does Faust seek sleep in Act I?
(a) A pleasing landscape.
(b) At home in his study.
(c) At the imperial court.
(d) In a quiet cottage.

2. Which famous figure did Chiron tutor?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Prometheus.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Pythagoris.

3. Who does the Emperor ask to see in the beginning of Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) The treasurer.
(b) The chancellor.
(c) The fool.
(d) His wiseman.

4. Who is specifically told to remain behind in his study rather than travel with the homunculus to Walpurgis Night?
(a) Mephistopheles.
(b) Baccalaureus.
(c) Famulus.
(d) Wagner.

5. What ancient mythological figure does the Astrologer compare Faust with in Scene 7 of Act I?
(a) Atlas.
(b) Prometheus.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Hades.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the homunculus appear in the beginning of Scene 3 of Act II?

2. What is the setting of Scene 7 in Act I?

3. Who is the queen of the dead as featured in Act II?

4. Who was an earlier student of Faust that now works as his assistant?

5. What are the female vampires called who Mephistopheles meets in Act II?

(see the answer key)

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