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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Faust threaten to do if Mephistopheles is unable to get the girl he is obsessed with for him?
(a) He will reveal Mephistopheles to every witch in the country.
(b) He will imprison Mephistopheles in his study.
(c) He will throw Mephistopheles into a church.
(d) He will leave Mephistopheles.

3. What does Mephistopheles posit to God in relation to Faust?
(a) He can manipulate Faust into suicide.
(b) He can guide Faust into sainthood.
(c) He can steal Faust's knowledge.
(d) He can draw Faust away from God.

4. What is Faust heavily doubting in "Night"?
(a) His sanity.
(b) His intelligence.
(c) His will to live.
(d) His relationship with God.

5. Why does Gretchen believe people tell her that she is beautiful?
(a) They pity her because of her poverty.
(b) They only want to sleep with her.
(c) She thinks that they are trying to tempt her away from God.
(d) They are attempting to reduce her down to only her physical attributes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Faust is interrupted in his suicide attempt, what refreshes his faith in God?

2. What effects are had on the men in the tavern due to Mephistopheles's presence?

3. What is Faust doing in his first appearance in this play?

4. What does the poodle refuse to do when in Faust's study?

5. .0 0..........Mephistopheles has become bored because there is no challenge in ________ mankind anymore.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Faust's crisis during "Night" and "Outside the Town Wall."

2. How does Faust feel about the mystery girl he sees in the mirror and in the street?

3. Why is Mephistopheles bored with and disdainful of mankind?

4. Why does Mephistopheles have no power over the girl with whom Faust is obsessed?

5. Describe the argument between the director, the clown, and the poet in "Prelude on the Stage."

6. How does the poodle behave before transforming into Mephistopheles?

7. How do Faust and Mephistopheles plan to get the girl for Faust at the end of "A Street"?

8. For what reasons does the director decide that the audience should experience a journey from heaven to hell in this play?

9. What leads up to Faust's suicide attempt and what stops him?

10. What primary function does the clown serve during "Prelude on the Stage"?

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