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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Faust and Helen that Menelaus has arrived with his armies?
(a) No one tells Faust, he sees his approach.
(b) Mephistopheles.
(c) Penthalis.
(d) Lynceus.

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

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

4. What does Faust embrace as he is lifted into the sky at the end of Act III?
(a) Mephistopheles.
(b) The leader of the chorus.
(c) His money.
(d) Helen's garments.

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

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

7. What authority does the archbishop demand from the emperor in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) The power to release prisoners of war.
(b) The power to grant asylum to refuges.
(c) The power to knight soldiers.
(d) The power to collect taxes on his territory.

8. What modern luxurious city does Mephistopheles describe to Faust in Scene 1 of Act IV?
(a) New York.
(b) Rome.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

9. In Act IV, what do the clouds eventually transform into in Scene 1?
(a) The form of a dove.
(b) The form of Euphorion.
(c) They completely evaporate and are formless.
(d) The form of Gretchen.

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

11. What does the chorus ask Mephistopheles at the beginning of Scene 3 in Act III?
(a) They ask where they are.
(b) They ask what has happened in their splendor.
(c) They ask what they should give Faust as a token of appreciation.
(d) They ask his identity.

12. What does Maia steal from Ares?
(a) His sword.
(b) His bow.
(c) His crown.
(d) His armor.

13. What does the archbishop want the emperor to build on the land near the battlefield?
(a) An edifice to the fallen soldiers.
(b) A grand church.
(c) A triumphal arch.
(d) A new palace.

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

15. What help does Faust claim that the necromant is willing to offer the emperor?
(a) Supplies.
(b) Additional troops.
(c) Magic.
(d) Advanced weaponry technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Menelaus order Helen to do before he left her in Scene 1 of Act III?

2. When Faust decides to help the emperor, what does Mephistopheles turn him into?

3. What event does Mephistopheles claim caused the creation of the mountains and valleys in Act IV?

4. What does the emperor give the Arch-Chamberlain in Scene 3 of Act IV?

5. What item does Speed-Booty first want to plunder from the emperor in Scene 3 of Act IV?

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