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

2. What is the name of the son of Helen and Faust?
(a) Icarus.
(b) Phorkyas.
(c) Lynceus.
(d) Euphorion.

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

4. When Faust decides to help the emperor, what does Mephistopheles turn him into?
(a) A calveryman.
(b) A savvy politician who can soothe the people.
(c) A skilled soldier.
(d) A general-in-chief with three aides.

5. What is the Maia the patron god of?
(a) Thieves and rascals.
(b) Musicians.
(c) Princes and Kings.
(d) Fishermen and sailors.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where have Faust and Helen been staying in Scene 3 of Act III?

3. What modern luxurious city does Mephistopheles describe to Faust in Scene 1 of Act IV?

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

5. What does the chorus cry as Euphorion falls?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What plan is the current general describing to the emperor at the beginning of Scene 2 in Act IV?

7. Initially after the battle how does the emperor feel in Act IV?

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

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

10. Why does Helen leave Faust at the end of Act III?

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