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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does the marshal bring the emperor in the beginning of Scene 4 of Act I?
(a) He tells the emperor that the people have built a statue for him.
(b) He tells the emperor that the people are rioting.
(c) He tells the emperor that all of his debts have been paid in full.
(d) He tells the emperor a civil war has broken out.

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

3. What token does Mephistopheles give Lady to help her regain the affection of her lover in Scene 6 of Act I?
(a) A flower.
(b) A coal.
(c) A stone.
(d) A feather.

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

5. What type of creature is Chiron?
(a) A nymph.
(b) A demi-god.
(c) A faun.
(d) A centaur.

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

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

8. What are the names of the two philosophers that the homunculus comes upon in Scene 3 of Act II?
(a) Anaxagoras and Thales.
(b) Heraclitus and Thales.
(c) Anaxagoras and Xenophanes.
(d) Socrates and Plato.

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

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

11. Where does Faust meet Mephistopheles in Scene 5 of Act I?
(a) In the busy grand dining hall.
(b) A dark corridor in the palace.
(c) By the fountains in the gardens of the emperor.
(d) In a meadow.

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

13. Which famous figure did Chiron tutor?
(a) Prometheus.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Pythagoris.

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

15. What instrument accompanies the garden girls in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Lutes.
(b) Theorbos.
(c) Harps.
(d) Mandolins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has the emperor requested Faust to conjure Helen and Paris?

2. Who gives the prologue to Scene 3 in Act II?

3. Why is Faust desirous to leave the group when the first arrive at Walpurgis Night in Act II?

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

5. Who must Faust go to, in order to conjure Helen and Paris?

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