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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. Who has replaced Faust in his position at the University in Act II?

2. Who becomes the fool for the emperor in Scene 2 of Act I?

3. What does Faust distribute to the crowd in Scene 3 of Act I?

4. What are the names of the two philosophers that the homunculus comes upon in Scene 3 of Act II?

5. What ailment of the Brunette does Mephistopheles cure in Scene 6 of Act I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Boy-charioteer typify?

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

3. Describe the appearance of the emperor during his entrance to the Carnival Masquerade.

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

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

6. Why is Mephistopheles upset that Faust tells the emperor he can conjure the spirits of Helen and Paris?

7. How does Mephistopheles become the new fool to the emperor?

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

9. What is the subject of the prologue of Scene 3 by the Thessalonian witch, Erichto?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel Faust's views of his purpose and striving change drastically; however, Mephistopheles views of his purpose remain somewhat the same. Discuss the dichotomy of how these view differ and how they reflect upon the character that holds them.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe how the Christian conception of good and evil is contrasted with the conception of good and evil as held by the Greeks in the novel. Use specific textual examples to illustrate the different stances and beliefs of these two paradigms.

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