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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 two "orders" support the throne, according to the Chancellor in Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) The clergy and the knights.
(b) The common people and the clergy.
(c) The soldiers and the clergy.
(d) The advisors and the soldiers.

2. What ailment of the Brunette does Mephistopheles cure in Scene 6 of Act I?
(a) A sick stomach.
(b) A frozen foot.
(c) A cramped hand.
(d) A headache.

3. What is the opinion of the men of court of Helen?
(a) They are indifferent to her.
(b) They can't see her.
(c) They dislike her.
(d) They find her very beautiful.

4. 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.

5. Who becomes the fool for the emperor in Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) Faust.
(b) Mephistopheles.
(c) The chancellor.
(d) Ariel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives the prologue to Scene 3 in Act II?

2. What does Wagner believe the sound of the bell accompanying Mephistopheles in Act II signals?

3. Why is Faust desirous to leave the group when the first arrive at Walpurgis Night in Act II?

4. What news does the marshal bring the emperor in the beginning of Scene 4 of Act I?

5. Which famous figure did Chiron tutor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mephistopheles have a hard time fitting in on ancient classical soil?

2. What is the subject of the prologue of Scene 3 by the Thessalonian witch, Erichto?

3. What advice does Mephistopheles give to the young page who is having trouble attracting women in Act I?

4. Describe the pleasing landscape that Faust finds himself in at the beginning of this work (Act I).

5. What is symbolic about Faust's unconsciousness in the beginning of Act II?

6. Describe Famulus's attitude towards learning and academic achievement.

7. What does the homunculus say that Faust is dreaming of in Scene 2 of Act II?

8. Describe the appearance of the emperor during his entrance to the Carnival Masquerade.

9. When Mephistopheles pays off the debts of the emperor with notes what is the response of the court?

10. Describe Baccalaureus's attitude towards learning and academic achievement.

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