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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mephistopheles advise Martha to do in terms of grieving her husband?
(a) He tells her to grieve for him for the rest of her life.
(b) He tells her that she deserves to move on immediately.
(c) He tells her that God will punish her if she ever speaks a word against her husband.
(d) He tells her to grieve for the appropriate time and then find a new husband.

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

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

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

5. What does the poet believe the director is doing to him in "Prelude on the Stage"?
(a) Giving him a platform on which he can write.
(b) Giving him his big break.
(c) Sabotaging him on purpose.
(d) Stifling his creativity.

6. What does Martha believe about her abusive husband?
(a) He is going to kill her one day.
(b) He is traveling abroad with his mistress.
(c) He is jealous of her wealth.
(d) He is dead.

7. What does Faust begin to read in the first scene called "Faust's Study"?
(a) Scripture.
(b) The Qur'an.
(c) Myths about Mesopotamia.
(d) The Odyssey.

8. What is the poet's goal in the beginning of this play?
(a) A true artistic statement.
(b) Fame.
(c) A scathing look at society.
(d) A story of redemption for a time without hope.

9. .0 0..........Mephistopheles has become bored because there is no challenge in ________ mankind anymore.
(a) Loving.
(b) Helping.
(c) Tormenting.
(d) Killing.

10. What does Mephistopheles promise Gretchen at the end of "The Neighbor's House"?
(a) He will sell the jewelry for her.
(b) He will try to hire her for some tailor work.
(c) He will introduce her to Faust.
(d) He will say a prayer for her.

11. What effects are had on the men in the tavern due to Mephistopheles's presence?
(a) They begin to speak in tongues.
(b) Three of the men die.
(c) They begin to hallucinate.
(d) They begin to fall asleep.

12. According to Mephistopheles, what must he and Faust do in order for the potion to work?
(a) Keep moving.
(b) Bathe in full moonlight.
(c) Eat a specific herb that can only be seen at midnight.
(d) Sacrifice a white goat.

13. Where does Faust first see the image of the girl with whom he grows obsessed?
(a) In a bottle of wine.
(b) In the fire.
(c) In the water in the cauldron.
(d) In a mirror.

14. In the scene after he drinks the potion to appear younger, where does Faust see the girl he saw a vision of at the witch's kitchen?
(a) His sister's house.
(b) A dressmaker's shop.
(c) The street.
(d) Church.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Faust heavily doubting in "Night"?

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

3. What holiday is being celebrated in "Outside the Town Wall"?

4. What suggestion does Mephistopheles give Gretchen in "The Neighbor's House" in regards to marriage?

5. Where does the poodle transform into Mephistopheles?

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