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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the state of Faust at the end of Act I?
(a) He is asleep.
(b) He is content and happily visiting with Mephistopheles.
(c) He is unconscious.
(d) He has vanished with Paris and Helen.

2. Who becomes the fool for the emperor in Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Mephistopheles.
(c) The chancellor.
(d) Faust.

3. What is the setting of Scene 4 in Act I?
(a) The cathedral.
(b) The city center and site of the Carnvial celebration.
(c) The countryside.
(d) The pleasure gardens of the imperial court.

4. Which is not a name of the graces mentioned in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Hegemony.
(b) Aglaia.
(c) Euphrosyne.
(d) Lachesis.

5. What ancient mythological figure does the Astrologer compare Faust with in Scene 7 of Act I?
(a) Atlas.
(b) Prometheus.
(c) Hades.
(d) Hercules.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mephistopheles, what must one possess to receive miracles?

2. How has Mephistopheles paid people in the empire in Act I?

3. What is the setting of Scene 7 in Act I?

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

5. Who sings a song of rejuvenation to Faust?

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