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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when the emperor attempts to examine the treasure chest Faust has brought him in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) He goes momentarily blind.
(b) He is attacked by a group of beggars.
(c) His beard catches fire.
(d) He falls asleep.

2. Which is not a name of the graces mentioned in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Euphrosyne.
(b) Hegemony.
(c) Lachesis.
(d) Aglaia.

3. Who has replaced Faust in his position at the University in Act II?
(a) Mephistopheles.
(b) The position has not been filled.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Famulus.

4. What form does the homunculus decide to take at the end of Act II?
(a) Water.
(b) Earth.
(c) Fire.
(d) He decides to not take a form, but remain shapeless.

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

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

7. According to Faust's dream, who is the father of Helen?
(a) Jason.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Hades.

8. Where does the prophetess instruct Faust to look for Helen in Act iI?
(a) The Agean Sea.
(b) The river Thebes.
(c) Mount Olympus.
(d) The underworld.

9. What science is Wagner practicing in the laboratory when Mephistopheles comes upon him in Scene 2 of Act II?
(a) Alchemy.
(b) Botany.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Molecular Biology.

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

11. Who responds to Mephistopheles ringing the bell in Act II?
(a) Faust.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Famulus.
(d) Baccalaureus.

12. According to Faust's dream, who is the mother of Helen?
(a) Hera.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Athena.
(d) Leda.

13. Who does the Emperor ask to see in the beginning of Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) The treasurer.
(b) The fool.
(c) The chancellor.
(d) His wiseman.

14. According to the astrologer in Scene 2, what is the fairest star?
(a) Mars.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Saturn.
(d) Venus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous figure did Chiron tutor?

2. What is the setting of Scene 3 in Act II?

3. What is the name of the shape-shifting god of forms, who homunculus is advised to seek out in the end of Scene 3 in Act II?

4. What is the opinion of the women of the court of Paris?

5. Who is the first mind that is read by the homunculus?

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