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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Gloomy Day. Open Country, Night. In Open Country and A Prison.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What holiday is being celebrated in "Outside the Town Wall"?
(a) Christmas.
(b) May Day.
(c) Easter.
(d) New Year.

2. During "Martha's Garden," what does Gretchen discuss with Faust?
(a) His relationship with Mephistopheles.
(b) Her relationship to her mother.
(c) His relationship to his priest.
(d) Her relationship with God.

3. According to Mephistopheles, why does he have no power over the young girl with whom Faust is obsessed?
(a) The girl is an atheist.
(b) The girl truly loves Faust.
(c) She has just gone to confession.
(d) Faust must truly be in love with the girl.

4. What does the author profess sadness over in "Dedication"?
(a) The author has decided to end his own life.
(b) The modern world moves too fast for the author.
(c) The author has recently realized that he is an atheist.
(d) Those who were around him while he was writing "Faust" are long dead.

5. Who is stirring the witch's cauldron in "A Witch's Kitchen?"
(a) A male dog.
(b) A female baboon.
(c) A male turtle.
(d) A female cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mephistopheles proclaim to be Gretchen's fate at the end of the play?

2. When Gretchen re-enters her room in "Evening," how does she begin to feel?

3. What is the purpose of the item Faust gives Gretchen at the end of "Martha's Garden"?

4. What does Mephistopheles warn Faust about in regards to his affections for Gretchen?

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

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