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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What science is Wagner practicing in the laboratory when Mephistopheles comes upon him in Scene 2 of Act II?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Alchemy.
(c) Botany.
(d) Molecular Biology.

2. In what setting does Faust seek sleep in Act I?
(a) In a quiet cottage.
(b) At the imperial court.
(c) At home in his study.
(d) A pleasing landscape.

3. What news does the marshal bring the emperor in the beginning of Scene 4 of Act I?
(a) He tells the emperor that the people are rioting.
(b) He tells the emperor a civil war has broken out.
(c) He tells the emperor that all of his debts have been paid in full.
(d) He tells the emperor that the people have built a statue for him.

4. What prohibits Speed-booty and Havequick from packing away a pile of gold on their backs?
(a) The weight of the gold is too much to lift.
(b) They become weak from the fighting and have to rest.
(c) They trip over some ropes and become entangled in the tent.
(d) A hole in the apron they pack the gold in.

5. Where does Faust land at the beginning of Act IV?
(a) On a mountain.
(b) In a river.
(c) Back in his study.
(d) In his castle in the north.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the female vampires called who Mephistopheles meets in Act II?

2. What instrument accompanies the garden girls in Scene 3 of Act I?

3. How does the chorus describe Menelaus in Scene 1 of Act III?

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

5. How does the group travel with the homunculus to Walpurgis Night in Scene 2 of Act II?

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