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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Faust's lookout?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Penthalis.
(c) Lynceus.
(d) Mephisotopheles.

2. What is the name of the son of Helen and Faust?
(a) Icarus.
(b) Euphorion.
(c) Phorkyas.
(d) Lynceus.

3. What does the chorus cry as Euphorion falls?
(a) Icarus.
(b) Woe unto Faust.
(c) Hallelujah.
(d) No.

4. At the end of Act IV, what is the outlook of the emperor in regards to his kingdom?
(a) He thinks things wil go back to how they were before the war.
(b) He is hopeful it will prosper.
(c) He fears it will be conquered by another rival.
(d) He fears it will be ruined by extortion of the church.

5. What does the emperor sign at the end of Act IV?
(a) A contract with the archbishop.
(b) A proclamation declaring the festivities.
(c) A treaty with the rival emperor.
(d) A deed of the land to Faust.

6. How does Faust account for the formation of mountains and valleys in Act IV?
(a) He thinks they were created gradually over time.
(b) He thinks the mountains were created instantly, but the valleys shaped slowly over millenia.
(c) He does not know how they came to be.
(d) He thinks they were created in one grand event.

7. What does Maia steal from Poseidon?
(a) His trident.
(b) His crown.
(c) His horse.
(d) His sword.

8. In the beginning of Act IV, what form do the clouds take on first?
(a) The image of Mephisotpheles.
(b) The form of Faust.
(c) The form of Zeus and Ares.
(d) The form of Leda and Helen.

9. How does the emperor respond when he sees Faust in Scene 2 of Act IV?
(a) He does not recognize him.
(b) He is sad.
(c) He is overjoyed and happy.
(d) He is fearful that Faust has come to seize the kingdom.

10. Who is attempting to take the kingdom of the emperor in Act IV?
(a) A rival emperor.
(b) Mephistopheles.
(c) Paris.
(d) Menelaus.

11. Which God, does Mephistopheles tell the creation myth of to the chorus in Act III?
(a) Hephastus.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Hades.
(d) Zeus.

12. What does Mephistopheles tell Helen that frightens her in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) The he is going to eat her.
(b) That she will quicly grow old and ugly.
(c) That her husband intends to sacrifice her.
(d) That the servants are planning on killing her.

13. Why is the necromant of Sabine Norcia indebted to the emperor?
(a) He is the son of the emperor.
(b) The emperor gave him a parcel of land.
(c) The emperor has lent him a large sum of money.
(d) The emperor pardoned him from being burned years ago.

14. What power does Mephistopheles first offer Faust in Scene 1 of Act IV?
(a) All the riches of the land.
(b) Power over the ocean.
(c) Power over all nations.
(d) A harem of women.

15. What country is the setting of Scene 1 in Act III?
(a) Germany.
(b) Egypt.
(c) The country is not given.
(d) Sparta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maia steal from Zeus?

2. What does Maia steal from Ares?

3. What prohibits Speed-booty and Havequick from packing away a pile of gold on their backs?

4. What follows Mephistopheles and Helen as they flee at the end of Scene 1 in Act III?

5. Where have Faust and Helen been staying in Scene 3 of Act III?

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