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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In the beginning of Act IV, what form do the clouds take on first?
(a) The form of Zeus and Ares.
(b) The image of Mephisotpheles.
(c) The form of Faust.
(d) The form of Leda and Helen.

6. What is Helen afraid of in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) She is afraid she will never again see Paris.
(b) She is afraid of losing her beauty.
(c) She is afraid of being attacked by disgruntled servants.
(d) She is afraid of being sacrificed by Menelaus.

7. Where does Faust and Helen flee to at the end of Scene 2 in Act III?
(a) Troy.
(b) Germany.
(c) Arcadia.
(d) Their place of refuge is not named.

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

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

10. What does the emperor give the Arch-Chamberlain in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) Some gold coins.
(b) Rings.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A watch.

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

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

13. What is the chorus doing at the beginning of Scene 3 in Act III?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Eating.
(d) Dancing.

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

15. What does the landscape remind Mephistopheles of in Scene 1 of Act IV?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Classical Greece.
(c) His home, hell.
(d) Arcadia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event are the advisers of the emperor excited to plan in Scene 3 of Act IV?

2. Where does Faust land at the beginning of Act IV?

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

4. Who is not a member of Faust's entourage that is mentioned in Scene 2 of Act III?

5. What does the emperor give to the Arch-Marshal in Scene 3 of Act IV?

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