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

2. Which God, does Mephistopheles tell the creation myth of to the chorus in Act III?
(a) Hermes.
(b) Hephastus.
(c) Hades.
(d) Zeus.

3. What is Mephistopheles' final action in Act III?
(a) To sing a song in praise of Faust.
(b) To remove the mask of Phorkyas and reveal himself.
(c) To write a letter to Menelaus.
(d) To weep for Helen.

4. Why is the necromant of Sabine Norcia indebted to the emperor?
(a) The emperor gave him a parcel of land.
(b) He is the son of the emperor.
(c) The emperor has lent him a large sum of money.
(d) The emperor pardoned him from being burned years ago.

5. Who is attempting to take the kingdom of the emperor in Act IV?
(a) Paris.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) A rival emperor.
(d) Mephistopheles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Maia the patron god of?

2. What is the name of Faust's lookout?

3. When Faust decides to help the emperor, what does Mephistopheles turn him into?

4. What item does Havequick first want to plunder from the emperor in Scene 3 of Act IV?

5. What does Maia steal from Poseidon?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the heralds sent by the emperor to the rival emperor received in Scene 2 of Act IV?

2. What action does the emperor take towards his aides and marshals in Scene 3 of Act IV?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the attitude of the chorus towards Faust in Scene 2 of Act III?

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

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

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