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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 pardons Lynceus?
(a) Mephistopheles.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Helen.
(d) Faust.

2. What authority does the archbishop demand from the emperor in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) The power to release prisoners of war.
(b) The power to knight soldiers.
(c) The power to collect taxes on his territory.
(d) The power to grant asylum to refuges.

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

4. Who is not a member of Faust's entourage that is mentioned in Scene 2 of Act III?
(a) Pages.
(b) His entourage is not described.
(c) A fool.
(d) Squires.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What country is the setting of Scene 1 in Act III?

2. What does Mephistopheles conjure in the battle to help the emperor in Act IV?

3. In Act IV, what do the clouds eventually transform into in Scene 1?

4. In the beginning of Act IV, what form do the clouds take on first?

5. Who does Mephistopheles disguise himself as in Act III?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the attitude of the chorus towards Faust in Scene 2 of Act III?

8. What prompts Euphorion to climb to great heights and fly?

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

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

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