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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 drink does the arch-cupbearer plan to give the emperor at the celebrations?
(a) A simple drink of water.
(b) A robust red wine.
(c) A clear Venetian glass.
(d) Grape juice in a golden goblet.

2. Who is Helen married to in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) Paris.
(b) Faust.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Hector.

3. What event does Mephistopheles claim caused the creation of the mountains and valleys in Act IV?
(a) He does not know how they were created.
(b) The birth of a new God.
(c) A meteor shower.
(d) The exile of the devil.

4. What help does Faust claim that the necromant is willing to offer the emperor?
(a) Supplies.
(b) Additional troops.
(c) Advanced weaponry technology.
(d) Magic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the emperor give to the Arch-Marshal in Scene 3 of Act IV?

2. What does the landscape remind Mephistopheles of in Scene 1 of Act IV?

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

4. What does the archbishop want the emperor to build on the land near the battlefield?

5. What is the setting of Scene 3 in Act IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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