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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must Faust descend through to read the location given by the prophetess in Act II?
(a) The Temple of Apollo.
(b) The Temple of Demetrius.
(c) The home of Hades.
(d) The Garden of Eden.

2. Which mythical group suggests that Faust seek out Chiron?
(a) The sirens.
(b) The fates.
(c) The ogres.
(d) The sphinxes.

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

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

5. What is the opinion of the women of the court of Paris?
(a) They are jealous of him.
(b) They find him beautiful.
(c) They dislike him.
(d) They are indifferent to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chorus cry as Euphorion falls?

2. Who sings a song of rejuvenation to Faust?

3. What is the name of Faust's lookout?

4. Where does Faust and Helen flee to at the end of Scene 2 in Act III?

5. Why is Wagner successful in creating the homunculus in Scene II of Act II?

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