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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 name of the prophetess that Chiron takes Faust to in Act II?

2. What is the job of Nereus?

3. What is the setting in the beginning of Act II?

4. Which figure guides the living Colossus in Scene 3 of Act I?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Boy-charioteer typify?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Explain the circumstances at the end of Scene 7 of Act I, that lead to Faust being found unconscious on the floor.

8. What advice does Mephistopheles give to the young page who is having trouble attracting women in Act I?

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

10. What does the homunculus say that Faust is dreaming of in Scene 2 of Act II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Deception as a means to get gain is a theme throughout Faust. Discuss three different instances where deception is achieved through the use of disguise. Based on these accounts of deception, what commentary is Faust making about the use of deception in society?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the dramatic structure of Faust Part II. Use textual evidence to designate the expository, rising action, the climax, falling action and denouement in this literary work.

Essay Topic 3

While Faust Part II would have been more accessible to the reader of the day, Goethe does still set forth some themes that are pertinent to today's society. Select at least on main theme discussed in Faust and show how it is an apt metaphor for contemporary society today.

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