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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Mephistopheles not do for Gretchen in "A Gloomy Day?"

2. What does Gretchen do with the daisy she picks while walking with Faust?

3. What scene is being presented in "A Walpurgis Night's Dream"?

4. To which author do the characters in the chapter "A Walpurgis Night's Dream" belong?

5. What does Gretchen pray for in "By a Shrine Inside the Town Wall, Night"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Faust admit to being jealous of and why?

2. Why does Mephistopheles keep trying to subvert Faust from examining his vision of Gretchen?

3. Describe Martha and Mephistopheles's interactions in "A Garden."

4. Why does Gretchen refuse to escape from prison with Faust?

5. Discuss the significance of Gretchen fearing Mephistopheles at the end of the play.

6. Describe Faust's vision of Gretchen.

7. What comprises Valentine's final moments alive?

8. What is "A Walpurgis Night's Dream" and what purpose does it serve?

9. Describe the seduction of Gretchen up until the end of "A Forest Cavern."

10. Describe the enormity of Gretchen's sorrows.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of foreshadowing in "Faust" in the following format:

Part 1) The debate between the director and the poet.

Part 2) God's belief that Mephistopheles's temptations will only bring people closer to Him.

Part 3) The crowning of Mephistopheles in relation to Gretchen's initial rudeness to Faust.

Part 4) The plights of Martha and Barbara.

Part 5) The tormenting of Gretchen in the cathedral.

Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What is meta-theater? How is meta-theater used in "Faust"? Describe the scene or scenes in which this concept is present and how it affects the characters. What purpose does it serve, and how does it frame the rest of the play? Does it alter the mood of the play at all? If so, how? How do these moments of meta-theater change the readers perceptions of the play?

Essay Topic 3

How does Goethe use "Faust" to critique society? Discuss this in the following format:

Part 1) People's relationship with God.

Part 2) God and Mephistopheles.

Part 3) The role of the church.

Part 4) The town's rejection of Gretchen.

Part 5) "A Walpurgis Night's Dream."

Develop a clear thesis and cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

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