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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the god of wealth that Faust dresses as in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Alecto.
(b) Plutus.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Faust.

2. Which group of people does Baccalaureus feel should be shot?
(a) Inexperienced youth.
(b) Men over thirty.
(c) All professors.
(d) Single females.

3. Where does Faust meet Mephistopheles in Scene 5 of Act I?
(a) A dark corridor in the palace.
(b) In the busy grand dining hall.
(c) In a meadow.
(d) By the fountains in the gardens of the emperor.

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

5. Why is Faust desirous to leave the group when the first arrive at Walpurgis Night in Act II?
(a) He is upset at Mephistopholes.
(b) The homunculus suggests that he goes off on his own.
(c) He is obsessed with finding Helen.
(d) He wants to seek out Achilles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event prompts Anaxagoras to believe he won the philosophical debate in Scene 3 of Act II?

2. What is the setting in the beginning of Act II?

3. What does Mephistopheles cure the blonde woman of in Scene 6 of Act I?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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