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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Faust desirous to leave the group when the first arrive at Walpurgis Night in Act II?
(a) He is upset at Mephistopholes.
(b) The homunculus suggests that he goes off on his own.
(c) He wants to seek out Achilles.
(d) He is obsessed with finding Helen.

2. What does Mephistopheles give Faust to help him on his journey to conjure Helen and Paris?
(a) A map of the underworld.
(b) A dark cloak.
(c) A password.
(d) A magical key.

3. Who has replaced Faust in his position at the University in Act II?
(a) Famulus.
(b) Wagner.
(c) The position has not been filled.
(d) Mephistopheles.

4. Who is the god of wealth that Faust dresses as in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Plutus.
(c) Alecto.
(d) Faust.

5. Who is specifically told to remain behind in his study rather than travel with the homunculus to Walpurgis Night?
(a) Famulus.
(b) Mephistopheles.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Baccalaureus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What event prompts Anaxagoras to believe he won the philosophical debate in Scene 3 of Act II?

3. How does the homunculus appear in the beginning of Scene 3 of Act II?

4. What is the opinion of the women of the court of Paris?

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

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