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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was an earlier student of Faust that now works as his assistant?
(a) Chiron.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Famulus.
(d) Erichto.

2. Where does Faust meet Mephistopheles in Scene 5 of Act I?
(a) In a meadow.
(b) By the fountains in the gardens of the emperor.
(c) A dark corridor in the palace.
(d) In the busy grand dining hall.

3. What are the names of the two philosophers that the homunculus comes upon in Scene 3 of Act II?
(a) Anaxagoras and Thales.
(b) Socrates and Plato.
(c) Anaxagoras and Xenophanes.
(d) Heraclitus and Thales.

4. Who tells the emperor they are out of wine in Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) The Chancellor.
(b) The Steward.
(c) Mephistopheles.
(d) The Field Marshal.

5. Who is the queen of the dead as featured in Act II?
(a) Venus.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Helen.
(d) Hera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument accompanies the garden girls in Scene 3 of Act I?

2. Why is Wagner successful in creating the homunculus in Scene II of Act II?

3. What does Faust distribute to the crowd in Scene 3 of Act I?

4. What is the name of the son of Helen and Faust?

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

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