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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) Pages.
(b) A fool.
(c) Squires.
(d) His entourage is not described.

2. Who is the ruler of the hiding place that Mephistopheles suggests to Helen?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Faust.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Hades.

3. What is Faust wearing when he first meets with the emperor in Act IV?
(a) Long luxurient robes.
(b) He is dressed as poor villager.
(c) Armor complete with a half-visor.
(d) He is in the classical dress of Greece.

4. What does the archbishop want the emperor to build on the land near the battlefield?
(a) A new palace.
(b) A triumphal arch.
(c) A grand church.
(d) An edifice to the fallen soldiers.

5. Who is not one of the aides to Faust in Act IV?
(a) Holdfast.
(b) Patrean.
(c) Bully.
(d) Havequick.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Helen promptly return to the chorus after she leaves in Scene 1 of Act III?

3. What prohibits Speed-booty and Havequick from packing away a pile of gold on their backs?

4. How does the chorus describe Menelaus in Scene 1 of Act III?

5. What event do Faust and Mephistopheles see taking place at the end of Scene 1 of Act IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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