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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Faust awakens in Act I, what are his impressions of his surroundings?
(a) He barely notices his surroundings.
(b) He finds everything dark and dreary.
(c) He finds the landscape to be paradise.
(d) He finds the area just the way he remembers it, unchanging.

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

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

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

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

6. Who is the queen of the dead as featured in Act II?
(a) Venus.
(b) Hera.
(c) Persephone.
(d) Helen.

7. What is the eldest of the fates?
(a) Lachesis.
(b) Alecto.
(c) Atropos.
(d) Clotho.

8. What instrument accompanies the gardeners in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Mandolins.
(b) Theorbos.
(c) Harps.
(d) Violins.

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

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

11. 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.

12. Which mythical group suggests that Faust seek out Chiron?
(a) The ogres.
(b) The sphinxes.
(c) The fates.
(d) The sirens.

13. What two "orders" support the throne, according to the Chancellor in Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) The common people and the clergy.
(b) The advisors and the soldiers.
(c) The clergy and the knights.
(d) The soldiers and the clergy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who responds to Mephistopheles ringing the bell in Act II?

2. Where does Faust meet Mephistopheles in Scene 5 of Act I?

3. What happens when the emperor attempts to examine the treasure chest Faust has brought him in Scene 3 of Act I?

4. What is the setting of Scene 4 in Act I?

5. What is the state of Faust at the end of Act I?

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