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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. How does Faust account for the formation of mountains and valleys in Act IV?
(a) He thinks the mountains were created instantly, but the valleys shaped slowly over millenia.
(b) He does not know how they came to be.
(c) He thinks they were created in one grand event.
(d) He thinks they were created gradually over time.

2. What item does Havequick first want to plunder from the emperor in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) A large shield.
(b) A steel-club.
(c) The emperor's crown.
(d) A bag of coins.

3. Why does Helen promptly return to the chorus after she leaves in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) She has forgotten her shawl, which she needs to enter the temple.
(b) A messenger brings her word to return.
(c) She is lonely and quickly seeks company from the chorus.
(d) She is frightened of a creature in the palace.

4. What does Maia steal from Poseidon?
(a) His sword.
(b) His crown.
(c) His trident.
(d) His horse.

5. What does the emperor give the Arch-Chamberlain in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) Some gold coins.
(b) A watch.
(c) Rings.
(d) A chicken.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mephistopheles' final action in Act III?

2. As the chorus insults Mephistopheles in Act III, what is their intention?

3. Who does Mephistopheles disguise himself as in Act III?

4. What does Menelaus order Helen to do before he left her in Scene 1 of Act III?

5. Who does Faust claim sent him to the emperor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Faust discuss with his commanders when he learns that Menelaus is coming to regain Helen in Act III?

2. How does Mephistopheles treat Helen's servants in Scene 1 of Act III?

3. What nostalgic tale does Mephistopheles recount in Act IV?

4. Why is Faust's castle so alien to Helen?

5. What does the chorus transform into at the end of Act III?

6. In Act III, what are some of Helen's doubts an fears about Menelaus's intentions?

7. What does Faust mean when he uses the term "modern" in regards to the palace offered by Mephistopheles in Act IV?

8. What does Faust claim as his true desire to Mephistopheles in Scene 1 of Act IV?

9. For what reasons has the emperor's kingdom begun to collapse in Act IV?

10. Describe the setting of Scene 3 of Act IV.

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