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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 event are the advisers of the emperor excited to plan in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) A triumphant parade.
(b) A trial for the prisoners of war.
(c) A masked ball.
(d) A victory banquet.

2. As the chorus insults Mephistopheles in Act III, what is their intention?
(a) They hope to scare him away.
(b) They hope to learn his name.
(c) They hope to make him laugh.
(d) They hope he will lose his temper.

3. What is the name of Faust's lookout?
(a) Penthalis.
(b) Lynceus.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Mephisotopheles.

4. Where does Faust and Helen flee to at the end of Scene 2 in Act III?
(a) Germany.
(b) Their place of refuge is not named.
(c) Troy.
(d) Arcadia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the leader of the chorus?

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

3. What does Maia steal from Zeus?

4. Who does the archbishop accuse the emperor of being in league with in Scene 3 of Act IV?

5. Who first discovers Speed-booty and Havequick trying to plunder the emperor's things?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What nostalgic tale does Mephistopheles recount in Act IV?

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