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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 will happen when she and Faust are separated in "A Garden?"
(a) Gretchen will cry herself to sleep out of loneliness.
(b) Faust will not be able to stop thinking about her.
(c) Faust will probably need to laugh about her ignorance.
(d) He will forget about her.

2. Of what is Faust irrationally jealous in regards to its proximity to Gretchen?
(a) The necklace around her neck.
(b) Her bed.
(c) The Body of Christ in Communion.
(d) Her bonnet.

3. From where does the voice at the end of "Faust" come?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Church.
(c) Hell.
(d) Purgatory.

4. In "Open Country, Night," where do the witches perform their ritual?
(a) Faust's study.
(b) The prison.
(c) The gallows.
(d) The woods.

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

6. What can Mephistopheles not do for Gretchen in "A Gloomy Day?"
(a) Set her free from prison.
(b) Bring her mother back to life.
(c) Absolve her of her sins.
(d) Restore her virginity.

7. What is Faust unable to convince Gretchen to do in "A Prison"?
(a) Escape with him.
(b) Renounce God.
(c) Forgive him.
(d) Forgive herself.

8. What are Gretchen and Faust doing during "A Summerhouse"?
(a) Baking bread.
(b) Making love.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Flirting.

9. Who is Valentine?
(a) Gretchen's father.
(b) Gretchen's brother.
(c) Gretchen's fiance.
(d) Gretchen's cousin.

10. What does the voice at the end of "Faust" proclaim?
(a) Gretchen has dishonored herself forever.
(b) Gretchen will go to Hell.
(c) Gretchen will sit in Purgatory forever.
(d) Gretchen is redeemed.

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

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

13. Who torments Gretchen while she is in church?
(a) Faust.
(b) An angel.
(c) Mephistopheles.
(d) An evil spirit.

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

15. What is Gretchen attending during "A Cathedral"?
(a) A mass for the dead.
(b) Confession.
(c) Lenten rituals.
(d) Sunday morning mass.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Gretchen praying in the beginning of "By a Shrine Inside the Town Wall, Night"?

2. What does Mephistopheles mock to Faust after Gretchen leaves in "Martha's Garden?"

3. What scene is being presented in "A Walpurgis Night's Dream"?

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

5. Why does Gretchen say she no longer has in "A Prison"?

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