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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 slightly darkened cloud.
(d) As a light in a bottle.

2. What two "orders" support the throne, according to the Chancellor in Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) The soldiers and the clergy.
(b) The clergy and the knights.
(c) The common people and the clergy.
(d) The advisors and the soldiers.

3. What type of creature is Chiron?
(a) A centaur.
(b) A faun.
(c) A nymph.
(d) A demi-god.

4. Why does Faust try to dispel Paris in Scene 7 of Act I?
(a) He wants Helen for himself.
(b) He's trying to protect Paris from the men at court.
(c) He is bored with Paris.
(d) Mephistopheles instructs him to.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the prophetess instruct Faust to look for Helen in Act iI?

2. What does Mephistopheles cure the blonde woman of in Scene 6 of Act I?

3. Which figure guides the living Colossus in Scene 3 of Act I?

4. What are the names of the two philosophers that the homunculus comes upon in Scene 3 of Act II?

5. Who responds to Mephistopheles ringing the bell in Act II?

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