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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gretchen believe is on Faust's hand when she tries to hold it in her cell?
(a) Blood.
(b) Ink.
(c) Mud.
(d) Fire.

2. How is most of "A Walpurgis's Night Dream" presented?
(a) Dell'arte.
(b) Poetry reading.
(c) Musically.
(d) Mime.

3. What is the song about in "A Cathedral"?
(a) God punishing the wicked.
(b) God forgiving the wicked.
(c) Jesus healing the sick.
(d) Jesus raising the dead.

4. What does Faust attempt to bring Gretchen during "The Street Outside Gretchen's Door"?
(a) A ring.
(b) A flower.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A bottle of wine.

5. Who is Barbara?
(a) Gretchen's sister.
(b) An unwed, pregnant girl.
(c) Faust's daughter.
(d) Mephistopheles's favorite witch.

6. Who criticizes the dancing on the mountain?
(a) The Proctophantamist.
(b) Mephistopheles.
(c) The Huckster-Witch.
(d) Puck.

7. What is the name of Gretchen's friend?
(a) Wendla.
(b) Lieschen.
(c) Liesl.
(d) Martha.

8. Why was Gretchen forced to raise her now-deceased sister and take care of the house when she was younger?
(a) Her mother was in prison.
(b) Her mother was forced to work as a maid.
(c) Her mother was ill.
(d) Her father disappeared.

9. What is the occupation of Gretchen's brother?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Shopkeeper.
(c) Priest.
(d) Barrister.

10. What purpose does "A Walpurgis's Night Dream" serve in this play?
(a) Commentary on Faust and Gretchen.
(b) Comic relief.
(c) A ritual to conjure up a spell of eternal darkness.
(d) A cover for Faust's escape.

11. Why does Faust fear Mephistopheles's influence over his happiness with Gretchen in "A Cavern"?
(a) He knows Mephistopheles could take everything away.
(b) He knows Gretchen is protected by God.
(c) He knows Mephistopheles wants Gretchen for himself.
(d) He knows Gretchen fears Mephistopheles.

12. What does Gretchen initially believe about Faust when he comes into her cell?
(a) He is a priest coming to administer her Last Rites.
(b) He is the devil.
(c) He is there to rape her.
(d) He is a guard taking her to the gallows.

13. How does Gretchen feel about Barbara?
(a) She feels triumphant at her friend's downfall.
(b) She feels ashamed of her.
(c) She is angry at her.
(d) She feels sorry for her.

14. Which of the following is not a character in "A Walpurgis Night's Dream"?
(a) The futurist.
(b) The dogmatist.
(c) The realist.
(d) The idealist.

15. What is the purpose of the item Faust gives Gretchen at the end of "Martha's Garden"?
(a) It will be a token of their secret engagement.
(b) She should pluck its petals to see if he loves her.
(c) She will understand him better after reading the book.
(d) It will put her mother to sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the voice at the end of "Faust" proclaim?

2. Why does Gretchen choose this particular person to pray to during "By a Shrine Inside the Town Wall, Night"?

3. What does Gretchen pray for in "By a Shrine Inside the Town Wall, Night"?

4. What does Mephistopheles admit to Faust will happen when he (Faust) sleeps with Gretchen?

5. To whom does Mephistopheles try to compare Faust's vision of Gretchen in "Walpurgis Night"?

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