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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event does Mephistopheles claim caused the creation of the mountains and valleys in Act IV?
(a) The exile of the devil.
(b) The birth of a new God.
(c) He does not know how they were created.
(d) A meteor shower.

2. What does Wagner believe the sound of the bell accompanying Mephistopheles in Act II signals?
(a) Good things to come.
(b) The birth of an idea.
(c) A warning of an approaching evil.
(d) The end of the day.

3. What is the job of Nereus?
(a) He is the guardian of the sea.
(b) His job is not given in the novel.
(c) He is the servant of Neptune.
(d) He is the protector of ships.

4. What does the archbishop want the emperor to build on the land near the battlefield?
(a) A new palace.
(b) A triumphal arch.
(c) An edifice to the fallen soldiers.
(d) A grand church.

5. When Faust decides to help the emperor, what does Mephistopheles turn him into?
(a) A calveryman.
(b) A savvy politician who can soothe the people.
(c) A skilled soldier.
(d) A general-in-chief with three aides.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the son of Helen and Faust?

2. Who responds to Mephistopheles ringing the bell in Act II?

3. Who first discovers Speed-booty and Havequick trying to plunder the emperor's things?

4. What does Faust embrace as he is lifted into the sky at the end of Act III?

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

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