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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 science is Wagner practicing in the laboratory when Mephistopheles comes upon him in Scene 2 of Act II?
(a) Molecular Biology.
(b) Botany.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Alchemy.

2. Which mythical group suggests that Faust seek out Chiron?
(a) The sphinxes.
(b) The fates.
(c) The ogres.
(d) The sirens.

3. Why does Faust try to dispel Paris in Scene 7 of Act I?
(a) He wants Helen for himself.
(b) He's trying to protect Paris from the men at court.
(c) He is bored with Paris.
(d) Mephistopheles instructs him to.

4. What ancient mythological figure does the Astrologer compare Faust with in Scene 7 of Act I?
(a) Hades.
(b) Atlas.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Prometheus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the queen of the dead as featured in Act II?

2. What is the state of Faust at the end of Act I?

3. According to the astrologer in Scene 2, what is the fairest star?

4. What is the setting in the beginning of Act II?

5. What is the setting of Scene 7 in Act I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Boy-charioteer typify?

2. What is the primary focus and pursuit of the emperor?

3. What dichotomy is alluded to between the court of the emperor and the people of the kingdom in Scene 2?

4. In the philosophical debate featured in Scene 3 of Act II, what does Thales believe is the origin and basis of nature and matter?

5. What does the Chancellor say about the judge "who cannot punish crime" in Scene 2?

6. Why is Mephistopheles unable to see into Faust's dreams?

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

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

9. Why does the homunculus take on the form of water at the end of Act II?

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

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