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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. Where does Helen go after the chorus tries to assuage her fears in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) She goes into Athena's temple.
(b) Into the palace.
(c) She flees to Arcadia.
(d) Into a grove of trees.

2. What does Maia steal from Hephaestus?
(a) Pottery.
(b) Tongs.
(c) Food.
(d) Money.

3. What does Mephistopheles tell Helen that frightens her in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) The he is going to eat her.
(b) That she will quicly grow old and ugly.
(c) That her husband intends to sacrifice her.
(d) That the servants are planning on killing her.

4. What prohibits Speed-booty and Havequick from packing away a pile of gold on their backs?
(a) A hole in the apron they pack the gold in.
(b) The weight of the gold is too much to lift.
(c) They become weak from the fighting and have to rest.
(d) They trip over some ropes and become entangled in the tent.

5. How does the chorus describe Menelaus in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) As a hero.
(b) As a coward.
(c) They do not mention Menelaus.
(d) As a villan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first discovers Speed-booty and Havequick trying to plunder the emperor's things?

2. What drink does the arch-cupbearer plan to give the emperor at the celebrations?

3. When Mephistopheles asks Faust what he desires in Scene 1 of Act IV, how does Faust respond?

4. Who supposed to seal the royal documents in Scene 3 of Act IV?

5. What does Faust embrace as he is lifted into the sky at the end of Act III?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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