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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is specifically told to remain behind in his study rather than travel with the homunculus to Walpurgis Night?
(a) Wagner.
(b) Famulus.
(c) Mephistopheles.
(d) Baccalaureus.

2. What country is the setting of Scene 1 in Act III?
(a) Germany.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Egypt.
(d) The country is not given.

3. What shape does Proteus take to transport the homunculus into the ocean on his back?
(a) A dolphin.
(b) A sea horse.
(c) A whale.
(d) A bird.

4. What does the chorus ask Mephistopheles at the beginning of Scene 3 in Act III?
(a) They ask his identity.
(b) They ask where they are.
(c) They ask what they should give Faust as a token of appreciation.
(d) They ask what has happened in their splendor.

5. What follows Mephistopheles and Helen as they flee at the end of Scene 1 in Act III?
(a) Several hopeful suitors for Helen.
(b) A dark cloud.
(c) Paris.
(d) A group of phorkyads.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maia steal from Hephaestus?

2. What is the setting of Scene 4 in Act I?

3. Why does Faust try to dispel Paris in Scene 7 of Act I?

4. What is the state of Faust at the end of Act I?

5. Why is Faust desirous to leave the group when the first arrive at Walpurgis Night in Act II?

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