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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Faust account for the formation of mountains and valleys in Act IV?
(a) He thinks they were created gradually over time.
(b) He thinks they were created in one grand event.
(c) He does not know how they came to be.
(d) He thinks the mountains were created instantly, but the valleys shaped slowly over millenia.

2. What does Menelaus order Helen to do before he left her in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) Bathe and robe herself.
(b) Prepare a sacrifical hearth.
(c) Take a vow of silence.
(d) Prepare a feast for his return.

3. What does Mephistopheles tell Helen that frightens her in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) That she will quicly grow old and ugly.
(b) The he is going to eat her.
(c) That her husband intends to sacrifice her.
(d) That the servants are planning on killing her.

4. What does Helen ask Faust to teach her in Scene 2 of Act III?
(a) To speak in rhyme.
(b) To dance.
(c) To sing.
(d) To play a lute.

5. What does Mephistopheles conjure in the battle to help the emperor in Act IV?
(a) Tornadoes.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) Sea Monsters and St. Elmo's fire.
(d) A group of fighting centaurs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the female vampires called who Mephistopheles meets in Act II?

2. Who becomes the fool for the emperor in Scene 2 of Act I?

3. What follows Mephistopheles and Helen as they flee at the end of Scene 1 in Act III?

4. What happens when the emperor attempts to examine the treasure chest Faust has brought him in Scene 3 of Act I?

5. Who is credited with drawing Faust upwards and cheating the devil.

(see the answer key)

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