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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 is the setting of Scene 4 in Act I?

2. Who does the Emperor ask to see in the beginning of Scene 2 of Act I?

3. Why does Faust try to dispel Paris in Scene 7 of Act I?

4. What are the female vampires called who Mephistopheles meets in Act II?

5. Who is the queen of the dead as featured in Act II?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mephistopheles have a hard time fitting in on ancient classical soil?

3. What are the Mothers that Faust visits in Scene 5?

4. What does the Chancellor say about the judge "who cannot punish crime" in Scene 2?

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

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

7. What does the Boy-charioteer typify?

8. Describe the pleasing landscape that Faust finds himself in at the beginning of this work (Act I).

9. Why is Faust seeking Helen in Act II?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Faust Part II, Faust passes through the world of politics and the world of the classical gods, meeting with success in taming the very forces of war and nature and yet he is still unsatisfied, what commentary is Goethe making about human nature with these theme? Use specific textual examples to establish any moral Goethe may be setting forth.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout Faust Part II there are several journeys made by different characters. Discuss at least two specific journeys and how they could be viewed as extended metaphors for character development of the characters who undertake these journeys.

Essay Topic 3

Goethe relies heavily on classical myths and legends that are already established to point out a certain truth or moral. Identify at least two classical myths incorporated by Goethe into his work and discuss how he utilized these to strengthen his only establishment of an overarching moral.

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