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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. According to the astrologer in Scene 2, what is the fairest star?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Mars.
(c) Saturn.
(d) Venus.
2. What is the opinion of the women of the court of Paris?
(a) They find him beautiful.
(b) They are indifferent to him.
(c) They are jealous of him.
(d) They dislike him.
3. Who is specifically told to remain behind in his study rather than travel with the homunculus to Walpurgis Night?
(a) Mephistopheles.
(b) Famulus.
(c) Baccalaureus.
(d) Wagner.
4. Which mythical group suggests that Faust seek out Chiron?
(a) The sphinxes.
(b) The fates.
(c) The sirens.
(d) The ogres.
5. Who is the god of wealth that Faust dresses as in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Alecto.
(c) Faust.
(d) Plutus.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does the Emperor ask to see in the beginning of Scene 2 of Act I?
2. What is the setting of Scene 7 in Act I?
3. What is the name of the daughter of Nereus, who is expected to return to the sea in Act II?
4. How does the homunculus appear in the beginning of Scene 3 of Act II?
5. How does the group travel with the homunculus to Walpurgis Night in Scene 2 of Act II?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Faust seeking Helen in Act II?
2. What advice does Mephistopheles give to the young page who is having trouble attracting women in Act I?
3. Explain the circumstances at the end of Scene 7 of Act I, that lead to Faust being found unconscious on the floor.
4. What does the Boy-charioteer typify?
5. What is symbolic about Faust's unconsciousness in the beginning of Act II?
6. Describe the pleasing landscape that Faust finds himself in at the beginning of this work (Act I).
7. Why does Mephistopheles have a hard time fitting in on ancient classical soil?
8. What is the subject of the prologue of Scene 3 by the Thessalonian witch, Erichto?
9. How does Mephistopheles become the new fool to the emperor?
10. What is a homunculus and how is it made?
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