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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Street, A Garden, A Summerhouse, and A Forest Cavern.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Faust is interrupted in his suicide attempt, what refreshes his faith in God?
(a) The sunlight.
(b) The Easter hymnals.
(c) A child praying.
(d) The priests doing charitable works.

2. What interrupts Faust when he tries to commit suicide?
(a) The rising sun.
(b) The sound of children playing.
(c) The church bells.
(d) The sounds of Easter hymnals.

3. What does Faust believe about the girl he sees the image of at the witch's house?
(a) She will save his soul.
(b) She is the reincaration of his late wife.
(c) She holds paradise in her body.
(d) She is his daughter.

4. What does Gretchen believe will happen when she and Faust are separated in "A Garden?"
(a) Gretchen will cry herself to sleep out of loneliness.
(b) Faust will not be able to stop thinking about her.
(c) Faust will probably need to laugh about her ignorance.
(d) He will forget about her.

5. What are Mephistopheles and Faust contemplating at the end of "A Street"?
(a) The effects of the witch's potion.
(b) Gifts for the girl.
(c) The girl's name.
(d) The affect the girl's saintly disposition has on Mephistopheles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Faust's reaction to the chorus of spirits in the first scene called "Faust's Study?"

2. How does Mephistopheles entertain the crowd during "Auerbach's Tavern"?

3. From where does the witch enter during "A Witch's Kitchen"?

4. Of what is Faust irrationally jealous in regards to its proximity to Gretchen?

5. Why does Gretchen believe people tell her that she is beautiful?

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