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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. Who is the queen of the dead as featured in Act II?
(a) Hera.
(b) Venus.
(c) Persephone.
(d) Helen.

2. When Faust awakens in Act I, what are his impressions of his surroundings?
(a) He barely notices his surroundings.
(b) He finds the area just the way he remembers it, unchanging.
(c) He finds the landscape to be paradise.
(d) He finds everything dark and dreary.

3. Who is specifically told to remain behind in his study rather than travel with the homunculus to Walpurgis Night?
(a) Mephistopheles.
(b) Baccalaureus.
(c) Famulus.
(d) Wagner.

4. What is the name of the daughter of Nereus, who is expected to return to the sea in Act II?
(a) Helen.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Thessalonia.
(d) Galatea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mephistopheles, what must one possess to receive miracles?

2. What are the names of the two philosophers that the homunculus comes upon in Scene 3 of Act II?

3. What is the eldest of the fates?

4. Where does Faust meet Mephistopheles in Scene 5 of Act I?

5. Why has the emperor requested Faust to conjure Helen and Paris?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is a homunculus and how is it made?

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

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

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

8. What does the Boy-charioteer typify?

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

10. Why is Faust seeking Helen in Act II?

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