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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the setting of Scene 7 in Act I?
(a) A brightly lighted room.
(b) A dimly illuminated Baronial Hall.
(c) A beautiful pleasure garden.
(d) The setting is not disclosed.

2. What is the opinion of the women of the court of Helen?
(a) They adore her.
(b) They are indifferent to her.
(c) They are jealous of her.
(d) They try to emulate her.

3. What drink does the arch-cupbearer plan to give the emperor at the celebrations?
(a) A clear Venetian glass.
(b) Grape juice in a golden goblet.
(c) A simple drink of water.
(d) A robust red wine.

4. Who is the god of wealth that Faust dresses as in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Faust.
(b) Alecto.
(c) Plutus.
(d) Zeus.

5. What is the name of the leader of the chorus?
(a) Lynceus.
(b) Penthalis.
(c) Euphorion.
(d) Icarus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event prompts Anaxagoras to believe he won the philosophical debate in Scene 3 of Act II?

2. Who is not a member of Faust's entourage that is mentioned in Scene 2 of Act III?

3. Who tells Faust and Helen that Menelaus has arrived with his armies?

4. Who pardons Lynceus?

5. Which God, does Mephistopheles tell the creation myth of to the chorus in Act III?

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