Faust - Quiz
Faust
  • 1. Who makes a pact with Faust in exchange for his soul?
A) Margarete
B) Valentine
C) Mephistopheles
D) Gretchen
  • 2. What is the setting of 'Faust'?
A) Italy
B) France
C) Russia
D) Germany
  • 3. Who wrote the play 'Faust'?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Franz Kafka
C) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
D) Friedrich Schiller
  • 4. What is the ultimate fate of Faust's soul in 'Faust'?
A) Redeemed
B) Damned
C) Lost
D) Absorbed
  • 5. Which character represents the good and virtuous aspects in 'Faust'?
A) Mephistopheles
B) Margarete
C) Valentine
D) Gretchen
  • 6. What is the genre of 'Faust'?
A) Comedy
B) Tragedy
C) Adventure
D) Romance
  • 7. Who is Faust's student and assistant in 'Faust'?
A) Mephistopheles
B) Wagner
C) Gretchen
D) Valentine
  • 8. What does Mephistopheles represent in Goethe's 'Faust'?
A) A friend
B) An angel
C) The devil
D) A lover
  • 9. Which century did Johann Georg Faust live in?
A) 19th and 20th centuries
B) 15th and 16th centuries (c. 1480–1540)
C) 14th and 15th centuries
D) 17th and 18th centuries
  • 10. What does the term 'Faustian' imply?
A) Sacrificing spiritual values for power, knowledge, or material gain.
B) Seeking divine knowledge over human knowledge
C) Living a life of humility and service
D) Pursuing a life of asceticism and spirituality
  • 11. Who popularized the Faust story in England?
A) Christopher Marlowe
B) Gretchen
C) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
D) Mephistopheles
  • 12. In which play did Christopher Marlowe tell the story of Faust?
A) The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
B) Doctor Faustus and His Demons
C) The Life of Faust
D) Faust: A Tragedy
  • 13. What does Faust exchange his soul for?
A) Eternal life
B) A position of power
C) Divine forgiveness
D) Unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures.
  • 14. What is the duration of Mephistopheles' servitude to Faust?
A) For eternity
B) Until Faust's death
C) A single year.
D) Ten years
  • 15. What tragic event befalls Gretchen in Goethe's version of the story?
A) She inherits a fortune
B) She becomes a nun
C) She marries Faust
D) She drowns her child and is sentenced to death for murder.
  • 16. How is Gretchen ultimately saved in Goethe's version?
A) By her innocence and Gretchen's pleadings with God.
B) By Faust sacrificing himself for her
C) By escaping to another country
D) By Mephistopheles' mercy
  • 17. What is the fate of Faust in early versions of the tale?
A) He lives happily ever after
B) He is irrevocably corrupted and carried off to Hell.
C) He becomes a saint
D) He gains eternal life
  • 18. In Marlowe's version, what is the alternate name for Wittenburg?
A) Wertenberge.
B) Cambridge
C) Donaueschingen
D) Staufen
  • 19. Which location is suggested by some scholars as the setting for Marlowe's Faust?
A) Staufen
B) The Duchy of Württemberg.
C) Donaueschingen
D) Wittenburg
  • 20. What is one possible allusion for the setting in Marlowe's Faust?
A) Württemberg
B) Staufen
C) Donaueschingen
D) Marlowe's own Cambridge.
  • 21. In which year was Marlowe's 'The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus' published?
A) circa 1604
B) 1808
C) 1592
D) 1832
  • 22. In Thomas Mann's 'Doctor Faustus', what disease does Adrian Leverkühn contract?
A) Cholera
B) Tuberculosis
C) Syphilis
D) Typhoid fever
  • 23. Who defends Jabez Stone in 'The Devil and Daniel Webster'?
A) Judge of the damned
B) Daniel Webster
C) Jabez's neighbor
D) Mr. Scratch
  • 24. What year does Adrian Leverkühn present his final masterwork?
A) 1925
B) 1918
C) 1930
D) 1940
  • 25. Who adapted 'The Devil and Daniel Webster' into a movie in 1941?
A) Walter Huston, James Craig, Edward Arnold
B) Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman
C) Frank Capra, Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur
D) Orson Welles, Rita Hayworth, Paul Henreid
  • 26. Who is the author of 'The Devil and Daniel Webster'?
A) Thomas Mann
B) Fernando Pessoa
C) Stephen Vincent Benét
D) Washington Irving
  • 27. What does Jabez Stone suffer from before meeting Mr. Scratch?
A) Unending bad luck
B) A financial crisis
C) A family feud
D) A broken leg
  • 28. What year does Adrian Leverkühn die in 'Doctor Faustus'?
A) 1939
B) 1945
C) 1923
D) 1940
  • 29. In which year was Stephen Vincent Benét's short story 'The Devil and Daniel Webster' published?
A) 1929
B) 1950
C) 1945
D) 1937
  • 30. Which company copyrighted 'Faust and Marguerite' in 1900?
A) Edison Manufacturing Co.
B) Warner Bros.
C) Universal Studios
D) Paramount Pictures
  • 31. What event causes Faust to reconsider his decision to burn his books?
A) An angel visits him in a dream.
B) His assistant warns him of the danger.
C) A wind turns over some cabalistic leaves, catching his eye.
D) He receives a letter from Mephisto.
  • 32. What is sent by Mephisto to Faust's small town?
A) A plague.
B) An army of demons.
C) Floodwaters.
D) A firestorm.
  • 33. Who starred as the Daniel Webster-like savior in 'Crossroads'?
A) Ralph Macchio
B) Brad Pitt
C) Tom Cruise
D) Leonardo DiCaprio
  • 34. Which symphony by Gustav Mahler includes a movement inspired by Faust?
A) Symphony No. 5
B) Symphony No. 8
C) Symphony No. 9
D) Symphony No. 4
  • 35. Which actor played The Evil Angel in the BBC Radio 3 adaptation directed by Sue Wilson on 24 December 1985?
A) Barrie Rutter
B) Maurice Denham
C) Eric Peterson
D) Janet McTeer
  • 36. For whom does abandoning one's genuine feeling self offer a viable form of life, according to the text?
A) The introvert
B) The extrovert
C) The psychotic
D) The neurotic
  • 37. Which actor played Mephistophilis in the BBC Light Programme broadcast on 18 October 1949?
A) Peter Ustinov
B) Philip Voss
C) Laidman Browne
D) Esme Percy
  • 38. Which band released 'Faust' on their album 'Digital Veil'?
A) The Human Abstract
B) Belzebubs
C) Switchfoot
D) Cradle of Filth
  • 39. 'Faust' directed by Aleksandr Sokurov is in which language?
A) German
B) Spanish
C) Greek
D) English
  • 40. Who was the director of the BBC Radio 4's 15-Minute Theatre adaptation broadcast from 18–22 February 2008?
A) Nadia Molinari
B) Sue Wilson
C) Martin Jenkins
D) Emma Harding
  • 41. Which video game features a character named 'Faust'?
A) Shaman King
B) Limbus Company
C) Guilty Gear
D) Promise of Wizard
  • 42. Which band's album 'The Killing Gods' includes tracks inspired by Goethe's Faust?
A) Epica
B) Avantasia
C) Misery Index
D) Kamelot
  • 43. Which director is associated with the film 'Woe to the Young'?
A) Alekos Sakellarios
B) Brian DePalma
C) István Szabó
D) René Clair
  • 44. Who stars as Johnny Faust in 'American Satan'?
A) Johannes Zeiler
B) Andy Biersack
C) Dimitris Horn
D) Anton Adasinsky
  • 45. Which musical adaptation set the Faust theme in mid-20th century American baseball?
A) The Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps' 2006 show
B) Epica
C) Crossroads
D) Damn Yankees
  • 46. Which director created 'The Last Faust', a feature art film based on Goethe's work?
A) Aleksandr Sokurov
B) Ash Avildsen
C) Philipp Humm
D) Brian Yuzna
  • 47. Which actor played Faustus in the BBC Radio 4's 15-Minute Theatre adaptation?
A) Paterson Joseph
B) Kenneth Welsh
C) Stephen Moore
D) Julian Rhind-Tutt
  • 48. Which opera is based on Part I of Goethe's Faust?
A) Mefistofele
B) Havergal Brian's Faust
C) La Damnation de Faust
D) Doktor Faust
  • 49. From which album is Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody', inspired by Faust?
A) News of the World
B) Sheer Heart Attack
C) Jazz
D) A Night at the Opera
  • 50. Who played Faustus in the BBC Third Programme adaptation on 11 October 1946?
A) Alec Guinness
B) Ion Swinley
C) Stephen Murray
D) Robert Harris
  • 51. Which opera by Arrigo Boito is based on the Faust legend?
A) Mefistofele
B) Faust (Gounod)
C) La Damnation de Faust
D) Doktor Faust
  • 52. Which band performed 'The Small Print', originally titled 'Action Faust'?
A) Radiohead
B) Gorillaz
C) Muse
D) Queen
  • 53. What is the cost for the psychotic in making a Faustian bargain?
A) Achieving emotional stability
B) Living in unreality
C) Gaining true self-awareness
D) Developing strong relationships
  • 54. What genre is 'Phantom of the Paradise' classified as?
A) Comedy
B) Drama
C) Documentary
D) Horror film
  • 55. Who directed the BBC Radio 3 adaptation broadcast on 24 December 1985?
A) Sue Wilson
B) Martin Jenkins
C) Nadia Molinari
D) Emma Harding
  • 56. Which opera by Charles Gounod is based on a French libretto?
A) Faust
B) La Damnation de Faust
C) Mefistofele
D) Doktor Faust
  • 57. 'Faust, Midas and Myself' is a song by which band?
A) Switchfoot
B) Agalloch
C) Muse
D) Radiohead
  • 58. Which actor played Wagner in the BBC Radio 3 adaptation directed by Nadia Molinari in September 2007?
A) Toby Jones
B) Pearl Mackie
C) Ray Fearon
D) Thom Tuck
  • 59. Who played Mephistophilis in the Oxford University Dramatic Society performance on 13 April 1934?
A) Robert Farquharson
B) Laidman Browne
C) Esme Percy
D) P.B.P. Glenville
  • 60. Who played The Good Angel in the BBC Radio 3 adaptation directed by Emma Harding on 19 September 2021?
A) Janet McTeer
B) Frances Tomelty
C) Barrie Rutter
D) Pearl Mackie
  • 61. Who played the Emperor in the BBC Radio 3 adaptation broadcast in September 2007?
A) Pearl Mackie
B) Rupert Davies
C) Toby Jones
D) Anton Lesser
  • 62. Which manga features a character named 'Faust VIII'?
A) One Piece
B) Naruto
C) Attack on Titan
D) Shaman King
  • 63. On which date did the BBC Regional Programme broadcast 'A Tragical History of the Renaissance'?
A) 13 April 1934
B) 18 October 1949
C) 29 June 1932
D) 11 October 1946
  • 64. Which composer's Faust opera was premiered in 1995?
A) Rudolf Volz
B) Ferruccio Busoni
C) Alfred Schnittke
D) Hector Berlioz
  • 65. Who played Lucifer in the BBC Light Programme broadcast on 18 October 1949?
A) Maurice Denham
B) Rupert Davies
C) Barrie Rutter
D) John Hollis
  • 66. In which year did BBC Radio 3 broadcast an adaptation directed by Nadia Molinari?
A) 1985
B) 2008
C) 2007
D) 2021
  • 67. In 'La Beauté du diable', who plays the dual role as Mephistopheles and older Faust?
A) Gérard Philipe
B) Johannes Zeiler
C) Michel Simon
D) Richard Burton
  • 68. Who played the role of Mephistopheles in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation adaptation broadcast in 2001?
A) Eric Peterson
B) Ray Fearon
C) John Heffernan
D) Philip Voss
  • 69. Who played Faustus in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation adaptation broadcast in 2001?
A) John Heffernan
B) Paterson Joseph
C) Kenneth Welsh
D) Stephen Moore
  • 70. In which year was 'Mephisto', directed by István Szabó, released?
A) 1981
B) 1994
C) 2017
D) 1974
  • 71. Which film directed by René Clair was released in 1950?
A) Mephisto
B) Doctor Faustus
C) Phantom of the Paradise
D) La Beauté du diable
  • 72. Which composer wrote 'Scenes from Goethe's Faust'?
A) Richard Wagner
B) Robert Schumann
C) Franz Liszt
D) Gustav Mahler
  • 73. Who directed the BBC Radio 3 adaptation broadcast on 19 September 2021?
A) Sue Wilson
B) Emma Harding
C) Nadia Molinari
D) Martin Jenkins
  • 74. Which composer created an early operatic adaptation of Faust in 1816?
A) Hector Berlioz
B) Charles Gounod
C) Ferruccio Busoni
D) Louis Spohr
  • 75. Which band released 'Faustian Echoes'?
A) Queen
B) Muse
C) Agalloch
D) Radiohead
  • 76. Which actor played Mephistophilis in the BBC Third Programme adaptation on 11 October 1946?
A) Laidman Browne
B) Philip Voss
C) Robert Farquharson
D) Esme Percy
  • 77. Which actor played both Faustus and Mephistopheles in the BBC Radio 3 adaptation on 19 September 2021?
A) Kenneth Welsh
B) Paterson Joseph
C) Stephen Moore
D) John Heffernan
  • 78. Who composed La Damnation de Faust in 1846?
A) Alfred Schnittke
B) Hector Berlioz
C) Charles Gounod
D) Rudolf Volz
  • 79. What is the primary focus of psychodynamic therapy as described?
A) Explaining defense mechanisms
B) Treating physical illnesses
C) Enhancing athletic performance
D) Improving financial decision-making
  • 80. What is the origin of the defense mechanisms discussed in psychodynamic therapy?
A) Rooted in childhood
B) Developed during adulthood
C) Acquired through education
D) Inherited genetically
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