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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who becomes the fool for the emperor in Scene 2 of Act I?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Mephistopheles.
(c) The chancellor.
(d) Faust.

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

3. Who sings a song of rejuvenation to Faust?
(a) Helen.
(b) Fairies of the field.
(c) The flowers.
(d) Ariel.

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

5. What is the eldest of the fates?
(a) Lachesis.
(b) Clotho.
(c) Atropos.
(d) Alecto.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What shape does Proteus take to transport the homunculus into the ocean on his back?

3. What is the setting of Scene 4 in Act I?

4. Where does Faust meet Mephistopheles in Scene 5 of Act I?

5. What ancient mythological figure does the Astrologer compare Faust with in Scene 7 of Act I?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Mephistopheles pays off the debts of the emperor with notes what is the response of the court?

2. How does Mephistopheles become the new fool to the emperor?

3. What dichotomy is alluded to between the court of the emperor and the people of the kingdom in Scene 2?

4. Why is Faust seeking Helen in Act II?

5. In the philosophical debate featured in Scene 3 of Act II, what does Thales believe is the origin and basis of nature and matter?

6. Describe Baccalaureus's attitude towards learning and academic achievement.

7. What is a homunculus and how is it made?

8. Why is Mephistopheles unable to see into Faust's dreams?

9. What is the primary focus and pursuit of the emperor?

10. What does the Boy-charioteer typify?

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