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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Faust desirous to leave the group when the first arrive at Walpurgis Night in Act II?
(a) He is upset at Mephistopholes.
(b) He wants to seek out Achilles.
(c) The homunculus suggests that he goes off on his own.
(d) He is obsessed with finding Helen.

2. Which despicable and noxious creatures does Mephistopheles eventually find as the true embodiment of ugliness in Act II?
(a) Cabiri.
(b) Phorkyads.
(c) Giants.
(d) Pigmies.

3. What do the Lemurs do as they dig in Scene 5?
(a) Curse.
(b) Sing.
(c) Cry.
(d) Laugh.

4. Who does Mephistopheles disguise himself as in Act III?
(a) Faust.
(b) A phorkyad.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Wagner.

5. Who tells Faust and Helen that Menelaus has arrived with his armies?
(a) Lynceus.
(b) Penthalis.
(c) No one tells Faust, he sees his approach.
(d) Mephistopheles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are three men upset at Mephistopheles in Scene 2 of Act V?

2. What does Mephistopheles give Faust to help him on his journey to conjure Helen and Paris?

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

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

5. What does Mephistopheles tell Helen that frightens her in Scene 1 of Act III?

(see the answer key)

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