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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mephistopheles give Faust to help him on his journey to conjure Helen and Paris?
(a) A magical key.
(b) A map of the underworld.
(c) A password.
(d) A dark cloak.

2. Which God, does Mephistopheles tell the creation myth of to the chorus in Act III?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Hades.
(c) Hephastus.
(d) Hermes.

3. What event prompts Anaxagoras to believe he won the philosophical debate in Scene 3 of Act II?
(a) The lunar eclipse that takes place.
(b) The arrival of a flock of birds.
(c) The appearance of volcano.
(d) The fall of a meteor, which disrupts the landscape.

4. What is the name of the daughter of Nereus, who is expected to return to the sea in Act II?
(a) Galatea.
(b) Helen.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Thessalonia.

5. At the end of Act IV, what is the outlook of the emperor in regards to his kingdom?
(a) He fears it will be ruined by extortion of the church.
(b) He fears it will be conquered by another rival.
(c) He thinks things wil go back to how they were before the war.
(d) He is hopeful it will prosper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form does the homunculus decide to take at the end of Act II?

2. Where does Mephistopheles place Faust at the beginning of Act II?

3. What is Helen afraid of in Scene 1 of Act III?

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

5. Who is the ruler of the hiding place that Mephistopheles suggests to Helen?

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