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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 does Menelaus order Helen to do before he left her in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) Prepare a sacrifical hearth.
(b) Take a vow of silence.
(c) Bathe and robe herself.
(d) Prepare a feast for his return.

2. Who is not a member of Faust's entourage that is mentioned in Scene 2 of Act III?
(a) Pages.
(b) His entourage is not described.
(c) A fool.
(d) Squires.

3. What is the name of Faust's lookout?
(a) Penthalis.
(b) Mephisotopheles.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Lynceus.

4. What does the emperor sign at the end of Act IV?
(a) A proclamation declaring the festivities.
(b) A contract with the archbishop.
(c) A deed of the land to Faust.
(d) A treaty with the rival emperor.

5. What power does Mephistopheles first offer Faust in Scene 1 of Act IV?
(a) Power over the ocean.
(b) Power over all nations.
(c) A harem of women.
(d) All the riches of the land.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What follows Mephistopheles and Helen as they flee at the end of Scene 1 in Act III?

3. What does Maia steal from Hephaestus?

4. What does Maia steal from Zeus?

5. What country is the setting of Scene 1 in Act III?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the landscape of Arcadia as in Act III?

2. How does the chorus feel in regards to Arcadia in Act III?

3. What prompts Euphorion to climb to great heights and fly?

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

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

6. What does Faust bid his son to beware of in Act II?

7. What are the fears of the emperor at the conclusion of Act IV?

8. How does the chorus describe Mephistopheles' appearance in Scene 1 of Act III?

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

10. How was Faust transported in the beginning of Act IV?

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