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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the opinion of the men of court of Helen?
(a) They dislike her.
(b) They can't see her.
(c) They are indifferent to her.
(d) They find her very beautiful.

2. What must Faust descend through to read the location given by the prophetess in Act II?
(a) The Garden of Eden.
(b) The Temple of Apollo.
(c) The home of Hades.
(d) The Temple of Demetrius.

3. Who is the first mind that is read by the homunculus?
(a) Famulus.
(b) Mephistopheles.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Faust.

4. Which figure guides the living Colossus in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Prudence.
(b) Hope.
(c) Fear.
(d) Faust.

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

6. Who sings a song of rejuvenation to Faust?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Helen.
(c) The flowers.
(d) Fairies of the field.

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

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

9. What is the name of the prophetess that Chiron takes Faust to in Act II?
(a) Selene.
(b) Manto.
(c) Trias.
(d) Achebe.

10. What are the female vampires called who Mephistopheles meets in Act II?
(a) Lamiae.
(b) Chelone.
(c) Seismos.
(d) Dactyles.

11. What is the setting of Scene 3 in Act II?
(a) The setting is not given.
(b) The temple of Athena.
(c) The plains of Pharsalus.
(d) The main square of Athens.

12. Where does Mephistopheles place Faust at the beginning of Act II?
(a) In his scholarly robes on his bed.
(b) Under the desk.
(c) Outside under a tree.
(d) Behind a curtain.

13. How does the group travel with the homunculus to Walpurgis Night in Scene 2 of Act II?
(a) They appeal to the Mothers to make their journey.
(b) They physcially walk to Walpurgis Night.
(c) They travel through time and space to classical Greece.
(d) They all take sleeping draughts and travel in their dreams together.

14. Who tells the emperor they are out of wine in Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) Mephistopheles.
(b) The Field Marshal.
(c) The Chancellor.
(d) The Steward.

15. What shape does Proteus take to transport the homunculus into the ocean on his back?
(a) A whale.
(b) A bird.
(c) A dolphin.
(d) A sea horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wagner believe the sound of the bell accompanying Mephistopheles in Act II signals?

2. What ailment of the Brunette does Mephistopheles cure in Scene 6 of Act I?

3. What does Phoebe's wheels symbolize in Act I, Scene 1?

4. Who was an earlier student of Faust that now works as his assistant?

5. What is the name of the daughter of Nereus, who is expected to return to the sea in Act II?

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