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

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

3. Who first discovers Speed-booty and Havequick trying to plunder the emperor's things?
(a) Lariel.
(b) Halberdiers.
(c) The arch-marshal.
(d) Mephistopheles.

4. Just as Faust begins to tell Mephistopheles his true desires in Scene 1 of Act IV, what does Mephistopheles do?
(a) Leave the scene.
(b) He begins to ignore Faust and continue talking of fame.
(c) Conjure Wagner to their location.
(d) Interupt him.

5. How does Faust account for the formation of mountains and valleys in Act IV?
(a) He thinks the mountains were created instantly, but the valleys shaped slowly over millenia.
(b) He does not know how they came to be.
(c) He thinks they were created in one grand event.
(d) He thinks they were created gradually over time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maia steal from Hephaestus?

2. Where does Faust land at the beginning of Act IV?

3. Who does Faust claim sent him to the emperor?

4. What event does Mephistopheles claim caused the creation of the mountains and valleys in Act IV?

5. What follows Mephistopheles and Helen as they flee at the end of Scene 1 in Act III?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Faust bid his son to beware of in Act II?

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

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

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

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

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

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