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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Faust wearing when he first meets with the emperor in Act IV?
(a) Long luxurient robes.
(b) Armor complete with a half-visor.
(c) He is in the classical dress of Greece.
(d) He is dressed as poor villager.

2. As the chorus insults Mephistopheles in Act III, what is their intention?
(a) They hope to scare him away.
(b) They hope to learn his name.
(c) They hope to make him laugh.
(d) They hope he will lose his temper.

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

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

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

6. What item does Speed-Booty first want to plunder from the emperor in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) A set of arrows.
(b) A large platter.
(c) A ring.
(d) A carpet.

7. How does the chorus describe Menelaus in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) They do not mention Menelaus.
(b) As a villan.
(c) As a hero.
(d) As a coward.

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

9. Who is the ruler of the hiding place that Mephistopheles suggests to Helen?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Faust.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Hades.

10. Where does Mephistopheles suggest that Helen should hide at the end of Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) A castle in the North.
(b) Troy.
(c) In the temple of Zeus.
(d) The underworld.

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

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

13. What is the setting of Scene 3 in Act IV?
(a) The emperor's tent.
(b) The mountainside.
(c) The castle.
(d) The battlefield.

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

15. What does the emperor give to the Arch-Marshal in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) A new castle.
(b) A sword.
(c) A new horse.
(d) A bride.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Helen go after the chorus tries to assuage her fears in Scene 1 of Act III?

2. What does the landscape remind Mephistopheles of in Scene 1 of Act IV?

3. What is the chorus doing at the beginning of Scene 3 in Act III?

4. Why does Helen promptly return to the chorus after she leaves in Scene 1 of Act III?

5. Who does Mephistopheles disguise himself as in Act III?

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