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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 form does the homunculus decide to take at the end of Act II?

2. According to Mephistopheles, what must one possess to receive miracles?

3. Who was an earlier student of Faust that now works as his assistant?

4. What news does the marshal bring the emperor in the beginning of Scene 4 of Act I?

5. Who is specifically told to remain behind in his study rather than travel with the homunculus to Walpurgis Night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the Boy-charioteer typify?

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

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

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

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

Throughout Faust, Goethe uses imagery as a metaphor for the plot and character development. Give three specific examples of these metaphors and how they relate specific actions in the plot and/or character development. Discuss why or why not they are effective as literary tools augmenting the general action.

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