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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the chorus doing at the beginning of Scene 3 in Act III?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Eating.

3. Who is the ruler of the hiding place that Mephistopheles suggests to Helen?
(a) Hades.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Faust.

4. What reason does the homunculus tell Mephistopheles, to encourage him to take Faust to the classical Walpurgis Night?
(a) The homunculus believes it will be amusing.
(b) Otherwise Faust will die.
(c) He does not give a reason, but simply demands they go.
(d) It is the only way for Mephistopheles to understand Faust.

5. How does the homunculus appear in the beginning of Scene 3 of Act II?
(a) As water.
(b) As a slightly darkened cloud.
(c) As a light in a bottle.
(d) As the reflection on a mirror.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chorus ask Mephistopheles at the beginning of Scene 3 in Act III?

2. What ailment of the Brunette does Mephistopheles cure in Scene 6 of Act I?

3. Who is not a member of Faust's entourage that is mentioned in Scene 2 of Act III?

4. Which figure guides the living Colossus in Scene 3 of Act I?

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

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