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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. How does Valentine currently feel about Gretchen?

2. While being tormented in "A Cathedral," what does Gretchen imagine happening?

3. What promise does Mephistopheles extract from Faust before taking him to meet Gretchen?

4. To whom does Mephistopheles try to compare Faust's vision of Gretchen in "Walpurgis Night"?

5. What is the name of Gretchen's friend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe some of the characters in the chapter "Walpurgis Night."

2. What agreement does Faust and Mephistopheles come to when the former discovers that Gretchen had been pregnant and is now in prison and why?

3. Why is Gretchen is prison?

4. What is Walpurgis Night?

5. What is the purpose of the potion?

6. What does Faust fear in regards to his relationship with Gretchen about Mephistopheles?

7. Why is Gretchen unable to recognize Faust when he comes to her in prison?

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

9. How does Valentine react to Gretchen's plight, as well as the presence of Faust?

10. What does Faust ask of Gretchen during "Martha's Garden" and how does she (and Mephistopheles) react to this?

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 purposes do the scenes entitled "Walpurgis Night" and "A Walpurgis Night's Dream" serve in this play? Discuss this in the following format:

Part 1) Allusions to Greek mythology, the Bible, and other works of literature.

Part 2) Faust's uneasiness at the celebration.

Part 3) The vision of Gretchen in relation to the purpose of Walpurgis Night.

Part 4) Mephistopheles's reactions to being amongst his people.

Part 5) The absurdities of the humans.

Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

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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