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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What authority does the archbishop demand from the emperor in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) The power to collect taxes on his territory.
(b) The power to grant asylum to refuges.
(c) The power to release prisoners of war.
(d) The power to knight soldiers.

2. Why has the emperor requested Faust to conjure Helen and Paris?
(a) He seeks amusement and wants to see their beauty.
(b) He hopes to woo Helen.
(c) He hopes to have Paris lead his army.
(d) Mephistopheles suggested it to him.

3. What does Phoebe's wheels symbolize in Act I, Scene 1?
(a) The setting sun.
(b) The rising moon.
(c) The approach of dawn.
(d) A thunder storm.

4. What is Mephistopheles' final action in Act III?
(a) To weep for Helen.
(b) To write a letter to Menelaus.
(c) To remove the mask of Phorkyas and reveal himself.
(d) To sing a song in praise of Faust.

5. Who does Mephistopheles disguise himself as in Act III?
(a) A phorkyad.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Faust.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maia steal from Hephaestus?

2. Who take Euphorion's clothing?

3. Why is the necromant of Sabine Norcia indebted to the emperor?

4. Where have Faust and Helen been staying in Scene 3 of Act III?

5. What is the setting of Scene 4 in Act I?

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