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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Menelaus order Helen to do before he left her in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) Prepare a sacrifical hearth.
(b) Bathe and robe herself.
(c) Prepare a feast for his return.
(d) Take a vow of silence.

3. What is the name of the son of Helen and Faust?
(a) Lynceus.
(b) Euphorion.
(c) Phorkyas.
(d) Icarus.

4. What ailment of the Brunette does Mephistopheles cure in Scene 6 of Act I?
(a) A cramped hand.
(b) A frozen foot.
(c) A headache.
(d) A sick stomach.

5. Where does Faust and Helen flee to at the end of Scene 2 in Act III?
(a) Arcadia.
(b) Germany.
(c) Troy.
(d) Their place of refuge is not named.

Short Answer Questions

1. Just as Faust begins to tell Mephistopheles his true desires in Scene 1 of Act IV, what does Mephistopheles do?

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

3. What realization does the archbishop make about the emperor's tactics in battle?

4. What does the emperor sign at the end of Act IV?

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

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