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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Evening, A Promenade, and The Neighbor's House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to what he tells Mephistopheles, what did the Easter celebration initially bring Faust, which he no longer has?
(a) Anger.
(b) Bitterness.
(c) Hope.
(d) Despair.

2. What is Faust doing in his first appearance in this play?
(a) He is reviewing his knowledge.
(b) He is writing a suicide note.
(c) He is reading the Bible.
(d) He is burning his books.

3. After he drinks the potion, what does Faust want to do?
(a) Travel to another country.
(b) Seduce a random woman.
(c) Join the militia.
(d) See the girl from the mirror.

4. What is Mephistopheles forced to wear while waiting for the witch?
(a) A belt made out of human skin.
(b) A broken crown.
(c) A tattered cape.
(d) A large black boot.

5. Fill in the blank: Mephistopheles will serve Faust on Earth if Faust will ___________________.
(a) Kill Wagner.
(b) Serve Mephistopheles in hell.
(c) Give up his holy studies.
(d) Renounce God with the intention of having others renounce him as well.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is stirring the witch's cauldron in "A Witch's Kitchen?"

2. Where does "Outside the Town Wall" take place?

3. Why does the witch burn herself on her cauldron?

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

5. Why does Gretchen wish to keep the jewelry Faust and Mephistopheles secretly leave for her?

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