View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the chorus describe Menelaus in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) As a hero.
(b) As a coward.
(c) As a villan.
(d) They do not mention Menelaus.

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

3. What is the opinion of the women of the court of Helen?
(a) They are indifferent to her.
(b) They are jealous of her.
(c) They try to emulate her.
(d) They adore her.

4. Who is not a member of Faust's entourage that is mentioned in Scene 2 of Act III?
(a) Pages.
(b) His entourage is not described.
(c) A fool.
(d) Squires.

5. Which figure guides the living Colossus in Scene 3 of Act I?
(a) Fear.
(b) Prudence.
(c) Faust.
(d) Hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the job of Nereus?

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

3. What is the name of the prophetess that Chiron takes Faust to in Act II?

4. Who tells the emperor they are out of wine in Scene 2 of Act I?

5. What instrument accompanies the garden girls in Scene 3 of Act I?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 258 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample