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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Helen go after the chorus tries to assuage her fears in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) Into the palace.
(b) She flees to Arcadia.
(c) She goes into Athena's temple.
(d) Into a grove of trees.

2. According to the astrologer in Scene 2, what is the fairest star?
(a) Venus.
(b) Saturn.
(c) Mars.
(d) Jupiter.

3. What does Helen ask Faust to teach her in Scene 2 of Act III?
(a) To play a lute.
(b) To sing.
(c) To dance.
(d) To speak in rhyme.

4. According to Mephistopheles, what must one possess to receive miracles?
(a) Faith.
(b) Divine blessing.
(c) Hope.
(d) Good Luck.

5. What is the name of Faust's lookout?
(a) Penthalis.
(b) Lynceus.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Mephisotopheles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mephistopheles disguise himself as in Act III?

2. What is the chorus doing at the beginning of Scene 3 in Act III?

3. What is the Maia the patron god of?

4. What is the eldest of the fates?

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

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