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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What type of creature is Chiron?
(a) A demi-god.
(b) A nymph.
(c) A faun.
(d) A centaur.
2. Which mythical group suggests that Faust seek out Chiron?
(a) The ogres.
(b) The sphinxes.
(c) The sirens.
(d) The fates.
3. Who gives the prologue to Scene 3 in Act II?
(a) Erichto.
(b) The homonculus.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Faust.
4. Who tells the emperor they are out of wine in Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) The Chancellor.
(b) The Steward.
(c) Mephistopheles.
(d) The Field Marshal.
5. Where does Mephistopheles place Faust at the beginning of Act II?
(a) Under the desk.
(b) Outside under a tree.
(c) In his scholarly robes on his bed.
(d) Behind a curtain.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the eldest of the fates?
2. What is the name of the daughter of Nereus, who is expected to return to the sea in Act II?
3. What does Faust distribute to the crowd in Scene 3 of Act I?
4. What is the job of Nereus?
5. What is the opinion of the women of the court of Paris?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the primary focus and pursuit of the emperor?
2. What are the Mothers that Faust visits in Scene 5?
3. Why is Mephistopheles upset that Faust tells the emperor he can conjure the spirits of Helen and Paris?
4. Why is Mephistopheles unable to see into Faust's dreams?
5. Describe the pleasing landscape that Faust finds himself in at the beginning of this work (Act I).
6. What does the homunculus say that Faust is dreaming of in Scene 2 of Act II?
7. What dichotomy is alluded to between the court of the emperor and the people of the kingdom in Scene 2?
8. How does Mephistopheles become the new fool to the emperor?
9. What is symbolic about Faust's unconsciousness in the beginning of Act II?
10. Describe the appearance of the emperor during his entrance to the Carnival Masquerade.
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