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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the leader of the chorus?
(a) Icarus.
(b) Lynceus.
(c) Penthalis.
(d) Euphorion.

3. Who take Euphorion's clothing?
(a) No one takes his clothing.
(b) Faust.
(c) Helen.
(d) Mephistopheles.

4. Who does the archbishop accuse the emperor of being in league with in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) Faust.
(b) Satan.
(c) The rival emperor.
(d) He makes no accusation towards the emperor.

5. Where have Faust and Helen been staying in Scene 3 of Act III?
(a) Some caves.
(b) On a ship belonging to Paris.
(c) In an elaborate palace.
(d) In a cottage by the sea.

6. 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.

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

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

9. When Mephistopheles asks Faust what he desires in Scene 1 of Act IV, how does Faust respond?
(a) Faust tells Mephistopheles to guess his desires.
(b) Faust claims he does not desire anything.
(c) Faust refuses to respond to Mephistopheles's question.
(d) Faust tells Mephistopheles he desires earthly powers.

10. Who supposed to seal the royal documents in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) The Arch-bishop.
(b) Faust.
(c) The Chancery.
(d) The emperor.

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

12. Who does Mephistopheles disguise himself as in Act III?
(a) Wagner.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) A phorkyad.
(d) Faust.

13. Who does Faust claim sent him to the emperor?
(a) He does not say who sent him.
(b) He claims he was sent by a wizard.
(c) He claims he was sent by the rival emperor.
(d) He claims he was sent by Zeus.

14. What does Helen ask Faust to teach her in Scene 2 of Act III?
(a) To dance.
(b) To sing.
(c) To speak in rhyme.
(d) To play a lute.

15. What item does Havequick first want to plunder from the emperor in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) A steel-club.
(b) A bag of coins.
(c) A large shield.
(d) The emperor's crown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maia steal from Hephaestus?

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

3. At the end of Act IV, what is the outlook of the emperor in regards to his kingdom?

4. What does Maia steal from Poseidon?

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

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