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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through By A Shrine Inside The Town Wall, Night. The Street Outside Gretchen's Door, and A Cathedral.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the section "Dedication"?
(a) Goethe.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Marlow.

2. What happens to Faust and Mephistopheles at the end of "Auerbach's Tavern"?
(a) They exit through the window.
(b) They are arrested.
(c) They vanish.
(d) They are kicked out of the pub.

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

4. Why does Gretchen wish to keep the jewelry Faust and Mephistopheles secretly leave for her?
(a) She thinks she can sell it off and bring in more money for her mother.
(b) She thinks she can make a gift of it to her friends.
(c) She wishes to have it blessed by a priest.
(d) She thinks it will make her more beautiful.

5. Along with the death of Valentine, what else is tormenting Gretchen?
(a) Her rape by Mephistopheles.
(b) The death of her mother.
(c) The murder of Martha.
(d) Her excommunication.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Faust believe about the girl he sees the image of at the witch's house?

3. What is the director's main concern in "Prelude on the Stage"?

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

5. What news does Mephistopheles give Martha in her first scene?

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