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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what setting does Faust seek sleep in Act I?
(a) At the imperial court.
(b) In a quiet cottage.
(c) At home in his study.
(d) A pleasing landscape.

2. Why is Wagner successful in creating the homunculus in Scene II of Act II?
(a) He uses a new procedure.
(b) He has several students assisting him.
(c) He is aided by Mephistopheles.
(d) He is not successful in creating the homunculus.

3. How does the homunculus appear in the beginning of Scene 3 of Act II?
(a) As the reflection on a mirror.
(b) As water.
(c) As a light in a bottle.
(d) As a slightly darkened cloud.

4. Who sings a song of rejuvenation to Faust?
(a) Ariel.
(b) The flowers.
(c) Fairies of the field.
(d) Helen.

5. When Faust awakens in Act I, what are his impressions of his surroundings?
(a) He barely notices his surroundings.
(b) He finds the area just the way he remembers it, unchanging.
(c) He finds the landscape to be paradise.
(d) He finds everything dark and dreary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is not a name of the graces mentioned in Scene 3 of Act I?

2. What is the name of the shape-shifting god of forms, who homunculus is advised to seek out in the end of Scene 3 in Act II?

3. What is the name of the daughter of Nereus, who is expected to return to the sea in Act II?

4. What holiday is the court preparing to celebrate in Act I?

5. What is the setting in the beginning of Act II?

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