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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the setting in the beginning of Act II?
(a) The imperial court.
(b) Faust's study.
(c) A pleasing countryside.
(d) Ancient Greece.

4. Which despicable and noxious creatures does Mephistopheles eventually find as the true embodiment of ugliness in Act II?
(a) Cabiri.
(b) Pigmies.
(c) Giants.
(d) Phorkyads.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives the prologue to Scene 3 in Act II?

2. What does Phoebe's wheels symbolize in Act I, Scene 1?

3. According to Faust's dream, who is the father of Helen?

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

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

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