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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is not one of the four gray women who visit the palace in Scene 4 of Act V?
(a) Care.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Distress.

3. What does Mephistopheles introduce himself as to the Sphinxes and sirens?
(a) The Ultimate Riddle.
(b) The Lost Seeker.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) The Old Iniquity.

4. Who is not a member of Faust's entourage that is mentioned in Scene 2 of Act III?
(a) A fool.
(b) Squires.
(c) His entourage is not described.
(d) Pages.

5. What is the setting of Scene 4 in Act I?
(a) The countryside.
(b) The pleasure gardens of the imperial court.
(c) The cathedral.
(d) The city center and site of the Carnvial celebration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Care curse Faust with?

2. What are the names of the two philosophers that the homunculus comes upon in Scene 3 of Act II?

3. What is the name of the woman who greets the traveler at the cottage door in Act V?

4. Why is Wagner successful in creating the homunculus in Scene II of Act II?

5. Who is specifically told to remain behind in his study rather than travel with the homunculus to Walpurgis Night?

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