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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the chorus cry as Euphorion falls?
(a) No.
(b) Icarus.
(c) Hallelujah.
(d) Woe unto Faust.
2. In Act IV, what do the clouds eventually transform into in Scene 1?
(a) The form of Euphorion.
(b) The form of Gretchen.
(c) The form of a dove.
(d) They completely evaporate and are formless.
3. How does the chorus describe Menelaus in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) As a hero.
(b) As a villan.
(c) As a coward.
(d) They do not mention Menelaus.
4. In the beginning of Act IV, what form do the clouds take on first?
(a) The form of Zeus and Ares.
(b) The form of Leda and Helen.
(c) The form of Faust.
(d) The image of Mephisotpheles.
5. What item does Speed-Booty first want to plunder from the emperor in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) A large platter.
(b) A carpet.
(c) A ring.
(d) A set of arrows.
6. Who first discovers Speed-booty and Havequick trying to plunder the emperor's things?
(a) Lariel.
(b) Mephistopheles.
(c) Halberdiers.
(d) The arch-marshal.
7. What is the chorus doing at the beginning of Scene 3 in Act III?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Eating.
(d) Sleeping.
8. What is Faust wearing when he first meets with the emperor in Act IV?
(a) Armor complete with a half-visor.
(b) He is dressed as poor villager.
(c) He is in the classical dress of Greece.
(d) Long luxurient robes.
9. What does Menelaus order Helen to do before he left her in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) Prepare a sacrifical hearth.
(b) Bathe and robe herself.
(c) Prepare a feast for his return.
(d) Take a vow of silence.
10. Which God, does Mephistopheles tell the creation myth of to the chorus in Act III?
(a) Hades.
(b) Hephastus.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Hermes.
11. How does Faust account for the formation of mountains and valleys in Act IV?
(a) He thinks the mountains were created instantly, but the valleys shaped slowly over millenia.
(b) He does not know how they came to be.
(c) He thinks they were created gradually over time.
(d) He thinks they were created in one grand event.
12. Who is not a member of Faust's entourage that is mentioned in Scene 2 of Act III?
(a) His entourage is not described.
(b) A fool.
(c) Squires.
(d) Pages.
13. Where does Mephistopheles suggest that Helen should hide at the end of Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) Troy.
(b) A castle in the North.
(c) The underworld.
(d) In the temple of Zeus.
14. What does the archbishop want the emperor to build on the land near the battlefield?
(a) A triumphal arch.
(b) A grand church.
(c) An edifice to the fallen soldiers.
(d) A new palace.
15. What is the name of Faust's lookout?
(a) Lynceus.
(b) Penthalis.
(c) Mephisotopheles.
(d) Menelaus.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the emperor give the Arch-Chamberlain in Scene 3 of Act IV?
2. Who does Faust claim sent him to the emperor?
3. How does the emperor respond when he sees Faust in Scene 2 of Act IV?
4. As the chorus insults Mephistopheles in Act III, what is their intention?
5. Where have Faust and Helen been staying in Scene 3 of Act III?
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