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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prohibits Speed-booty and Havequick from packing away a pile of gold on their backs?
(a) They trip over some ropes and become entangled in the tent.
(b) A hole in the apron they pack the gold in.
(c) The weight of the gold is too much to lift.
(d) They become weak from the fighting and have to rest.

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

3. What is Mephistopheles' final action in Act III?
(a) To remove the mask of Phorkyas and reveal himself.
(b) To weep for Helen.
(c) To write a letter to Menelaus.
(d) To sing a song in praise of Faust.

4. What does Menelaus order Helen to do before he left her in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) Take a vow of silence.
(b) Prepare a sacrifical hearth.
(c) Bathe and robe herself.
(d) Prepare a feast for his return.

5. Just as Faust begins to tell Mephistopheles his true desires in Scene 1 of Act IV, what does Mephistopheles do?
(a) Interupt him.
(b) Conjure Wagner to their location.
(c) Leave the scene.
(d) He begins to ignore Faust and continue talking of fame.

6. What does Maia steal from Zeus?
(a) His crown.
(b) His daughter.
(c) A statue.
(d) His Thunderbolts.

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

8. Who is not a member of Faust's entourage that is mentioned in Scene 2 of Act III?
(a) Pages.
(b) His entourage is not described.
(c) Squires.
(d) A fool.

9. What event does Mephistopheles claim caused the creation of the mountains and valleys in Act IV?
(a) A meteor shower.
(b) He does not know how they were created.
(c) The exile of the devil.
(d) The birth of a new God.

10. When Faust decides to help the emperor, what does Mephistopheles turn him into?
(a) A skilled soldier.
(b) A calveryman.
(c) A savvy politician who can soothe the people.
(d) A general-in-chief with three aides.

11. What event do Faust and Mephistopheles see taking place at the end of Scene 1 of Act IV?
(a) The witness a shooting star.
(b) They witness a battle taking place in the emporer's kingdom.
(c) They wintess a procession of women to a ritual sacrifice.
(d) The witness the rape of Leda.

12. Who is not one of the aides to Faust in Act IV?
(a) Holdfast.
(b) Havequick.
(c) Bully.
(d) Patrean.

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

14. Who first discovers Speed-booty and Havequick trying to plunder the emperor's things?
(a) Halberdiers.
(b) The arch-marshal.
(c) Mephistopheles.
(d) Lariel.

15. What event are the advisers of the emperor excited to plan in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) A triumphant parade.
(b) A trial for the prisoners of war.
(c) A masked ball.
(d) A victory banquet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Faust declare Lynceus's life forfeit?

2. Who pardons Lynceus?

3. What item does Havequick first want to plunder from the emperor in Scene 3 of Act IV?

4. What does Maia steal from Hephaestus?

5. Who is Helen married to in Scene 1 of Act III?

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