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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the chorus ask Mephistopheles at the beginning of Scene 3 in Act III?
(a) They ask his identity.
(b) They ask where they are.
(c) They ask what has happened in their splendor.
(d) They ask what they should give Faust as a token of appreciation.

2. Who is specifically told to remain behind in his study rather than travel with the homunculus to Walpurgis Night?
(a) Wagner.
(b) Famulus.
(c) Mephistopheles.
(d) Baccalaureus.

3. What is Mephistopheles' final action in Act III?
(a) To weep for Helen.
(b) To remove the mask of Phorkyas and reveal himself.
(c) To write a letter to Menelaus.
(d) To sing a song in praise of Faust.

4. What holiday is the court preparing to celebrate in Act I?
(a) Carnival.
(b) Winter Solstice.
(c) May Day.
(d) Day of the Kings.

5. What is the chorus doing at the beginning of Scene 3 in Act III?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Eating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the traveler seek in the beginning of Act V?

2. What do the Lemurs do as they dig in Scene 5?

3. What is the opinion of the women of the court of Helen?

4. Who arrives as Mephistopheles opens the ground to reveal hell in Scene 6 of Act V?

5. What instrument accompanies the gardeners in Scene 3 of Act I?

(see the answer key)

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