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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helen ask Faust to teach her in Scene 2 of Act III?
(a) To sing.
(b) To dance.
(c) To play a lute.
(d) To speak in rhyme.

2. What does Menelaus order Helen to do before he left her in Scene 1 of Act III?
(a) Prepare a sacrifical hearth.
(b) Take a vow of silence.
(c) Prepare a feast for his return.
(d) Bathe and robe herself.

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

4. In Act IV, what do the clouds eventually transform into in Scene 1?
(a) They completely evaporate and are formless.
(b) The form of Gretchen.
(c) The form of Euphorion.
(d) The form of a dove.

5. What is Mephistopheles' final action in Act III?
(a) To remove the mask of Phorkyas and reveal himself.
(b) To sing a song in praise of Faust.
(c) To write a letter to Menelaus.
(d) To weep for Helen.

6. What does Maia steal from Zeus?
(a) A statue.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His Thunderbolts.
(d) His crown.

7. What does Maia steal from Poseidon?
(a) His crown.
(b) His sword.
(c) His trident.
(d) His horse.

8. What does Faust embrace as he is lifted into the sky at the end of Act III?
(a) Helen's garments.
(b) Mephistopheles.
(c) His money.
(d) The leader of the chorus.

9. Where does Faust and Helen flee to at the end of Scene 2 in Act III?
(a) Troy.
(b) Arcadia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Their place of refuge is not named.

10. What follows Mephistopheles and Helen as they flee at the end of Scene 1 in Act III?
(a) Several hopeful suitors for Helen.
(b) Paris.
(c) A dark cloud.
(d) A group of phorkyads.

11. What event are the advisers of the emperor excited to plan in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) A trial for the prisoners of war.
(b) A victory banquet.
(c) A triumphant parade.
(d) A masked ball.

12. What does Maia steal from Hephaestus?
(a) Food.
(b) Pottery.
(c) Money.
(d) Tongs.

13. What item does Speed-Booty first want to plunder from the emperor in Scene 3 of Act IV?
(a) A ring.
(b) A carpet.
(c) A large platter.
(d) A set of arrows.

14. When Faust decides to help the emperor, what does Mephistopheles turn him into?
(a) A general-in-chief with three aides.
(b) A skilled soldier.
(c) A savvy politician who can soothe the people.
(d) A calveryman.

15. Just as Faust begins to tell Mephistopheles his true desires in Scene 1 of Act IV, what does Mephistopheles do?
(a) He begins to ignore Faust and continue talking of fame.
(b) Leave the scene.
(c) Interupt him.
(d) Conjure Wagner to their location.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the emperor sign at the end of Act IV?

2. What event does Mephistopheles claim caused the creation of the mountains and valleys in Act IV?

3. What drink does the arch-cupbearer plan to give the emperor at the celebrations?

4. Who is Helen married to in Scene 1 of Act III?

5. What does the archbishop want the emperor to build on the land near the battlefield?

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