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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drink does the arch-cupbearer plan to give the emperor at the celebrations?
(a) A clear Venetian glass.
(b) Grape juice in a golden goblet.
(c) A simple drink of water.
(d) A robust red wine.

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

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

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

5. Where does Helen go after the chorus tries to assuage her fears in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) Into a grove of trees.
(b) She flees to Arcadia.
(c) Into the palace.
(d) She goes into Athena's temple.

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

7. Why does Faust declare Lynceus's life forfeit?
(a) Because he fails to notice the arrival of Helen.
(b) Because he fails to bow to Faust as he passes.
(c) Because he attempts to kiss Helen.
(d) Because Lynceus has stolen something from Faust.

8. Why does Helen promptly return to the chorus after she leaves in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) She has forgotten her shawl, which she needs to enter the temple.
(b) A messenger brings her word to return.
(c) She is lonely and quickly seeks company from the chorus.
(d) She is frightened of a creature in the palace.

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

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

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

12. What realization does the archbishop make about the emperor's tactics in battle?
(a) That the emperor has used magic to win the battle.
(b) That the emperor used spies in the battle.
(c) He knows nothing about the emperor's tactics.
(d) That the emperor bribed opposing troops.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which God, does Mephistopheles tell the creation myth of to the chorus in Act III?

2. Who is the ruler of the hiding place that Mephistopheles suggests to Helen?

3. What modern luxurious city does Mephistopheles describe to Faust in Scene 1 of Act IV?

4. What does Mephistopheles conjure in the battle to help the emperor in Act IV?

5. Just as Faust begins to tell Mephistopheles his true desires in Scene 1 of Act IV, what does Mephistopheles do?

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