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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 is the fate of the box of jewelry when Gretchen shows it to her mother?
(a) Gretchen sold the jewelry and gave the money to charity.
(b) Gretchen buried it in the garden.
(c) Gretchen had to give it to her priest.
(d) Gretchen throws the jewelry away.

2. What interrupts Faust when he tries to commit suicide?
(a) The rising sun.
(b) The sound of children playing.
(c) The church bells.
(d) The sounds of Easter hymnals.

3. In what time does "Prelude on the Stage" take place?
(a) Present time for the production.
(b) The present as it was when the play was written.
(c) The future.
(d) The past.

4. What are Mephistopheles and Faust contemplating at the end of "A Street"?
(a) The girl's name.
(b) The effects of the witch's potion.
(c) The affect the girl's saintly disposition has on Mephistopheles.
(d) Gifts for the girl.

5. What does Faust try to deter Wagner from doing with his life?
(a) Following in Faust's footsteps of being a scholar.
(b) Becoming a barrister.
(c) Going into the seminary.
(d) Wasting his life in a pub.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Faust begin to read in the first scene called "Faust's Study"?

2. In "Evening," what does Gretchen admit to herself?

3. Where does "Night" take place?

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

5. Why does Mephistopheles come to God in the "Prologue in Heaven"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mephistopheles and Faust go to the tavern in Leipzig?

2. What does Mephistopheles tell Martha about her husband when he visits them in disguise?

3. In the "Dedication," why is Goethe so wistful?

4. Why does the black poodle disturb Faust?

5. Why does Faust decide to try witchcraft in his first scene?

6. During the second scene called "Faust's Study," what does Faust admit to Mephistopheles?

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

8. Describe the differing opinions of Gretchen, her mother, and Martha about the mysterious jewels.

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

10. What concerns does Faust have in regards to his bargain with the devil?

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