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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the necromant of Sabine Norcia indebted to the emperor?
(a) The emperor gave him a parcel of land.
(b) The emperor pardoned him from being burned years ago.
(c) The emperor has lent him a large sum of money.
(d) He is the son of the emperor.

2. What country is the setting of Scene 1 in Act III?
(a) Sparta.
(b) The country is not given.
(c) Germany.
(d) Egypt.

3. What holiday is the court preparing to celebrate in Act I?
(a) Day of the Kings.
(b) Winter Solstice.
(c) May Day.
(d) Carnival.

4. What modern luxurious city does Mephistopheles describe to Faust in Scene 1 of Act IV?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Rome.

5. Who sings a song of rejuvenation to Faust?
(a) The flowers.
(b) Helen.
(c) Fairies of the field.
(d) Ariel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mephistopheles' final action in Act III?

2. What are the names of the two philosophers that the homunculus comes upon in Scene 3 of Act II?

3. Who supposed to seal the royal documents in Scene 3 of Act IV?

4. When Faust awakens in Act I, what are his impressions of his surroundings?

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

(see the answer key)

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