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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. According to Lieschen, how did Barbara spend her evenings and nights?
(a) Praying.
(b) With her mother.
(c) Dancing in the woods.
(d) With men.

2. When Faust has a vision of Gretchen on the night of the Walpurgis celebration, what does he see on her feet?
(a) Thorns.
(b) Nails from the Crucifixtion.
(c) Shackles.
(d) Blood-soaked slippers.

3. During "Martha's Garden," what does Gretchen discuss with Faust?
(a) His relationship to his priest.
(b) Her relationship to her mother.
(c) His relationship with Mephistopheles.
(d) Her relationship with God.

4. Why does Gretchen choose this particular person to pray to during "By a Shrine Inside the Town Wall, Night"?
(a) She feels only the Virgin Mary will understand her pain.
(b) She feels that she has become Mary Magdalene.
(c) She believes that Jesus will not judge her.
(d) She is afraid that she needs protection.

5. Who is singing in the church?
(a) Mephistopheles.
(b) The altarboys.
(c) The choir.
(d) The priest.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Gretchen believe about Mephistopheles when he appears in her cell?

3. Why does Mephistopheles come to Gretchen's cell at the end of the play?

4. What does Gretchen do with the daisy she picks while walking with Faust?

5. In "Open Country, Night," where do the witches perform their ritual?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Walpurgis Night?

2. Discuss the significance of Gretchen fearing Mephistopheles at the end of the play.

3. Describe Martha and Mephistopheles's interactions in "A Garden."

4. Who is Barbara, and why is she being discussed by Gretchen and Lieschen?

5. Describe the enormity of Gretchen's sorrows.

6. What is ironic about Mephistopheles's statement that Gretchen is doomed?

7. Why is Gretchen is prison?

8. What comprises Valentine's final moments alive?

9. Why does Gretchen refuse to escape from prison with Faust?

10. Why does Mephistopheles keep trying to subvert Faust from examining his vision of Gretchen?

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