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

2. What is the setting of Scene 3 in Act II?

3. What science is Wagner practicing in the laboratory when Mephistopheles comes upon him in Scene 2 of Act II?

4. Why has the emperor requested Faust to conjure Helen and Paris?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Faust seeking Helen in Act II?

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

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

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 does the Boy-charioteer typify?

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

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

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

10. Why does the homunculus take on the form of water at the end of Act II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Faust a lot of focus is given to the issues of good versus evil and beautiful versus ugly. Using specific characters and situations discuss how Goethe highlights this dichotomy and specifically how the idea of beautiful versus ugly relates to good versus evil.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

One theme that is accentuated by Goethe throughout Faust, but particularly in the masquerade carnival of Act I, is that of the establishment of social classes and the stereotypes that exist within them. Discuss at least three instances where this theme is displayed and comment on what societal commentary Goethe may be making by using this theme.

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