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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. Where does the prophetess instruct Faust to look for Helen in Act iI?
2. What news does the marshal bring the emperor in the beginning of Scene 4 of Act I?
3. Which is not a name of the graces mentioned in Scene 3 of Act I?
4. What must Faust descend through to read the location given by the prophetess in Act II?
5. What form does the homunculus decide to take at the end of Act II?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the pleasing landscape that Faust finds himself in at the beginning of this work (Act I).
2. What does the homunculus say that Faust is dreaming of in Scene 2 of Act II?
3. Describe the appearance of the emperor during his entrance to the Carnival Masquerade.
4. In the philosophical debate featured in Scene 3 of Act II, what does Thales believe is the origin and basis of nature and matter?
5. Why is Mephistopheles unable to see into Faust's dreams?
6. What is the subject of the prologue of Scene 3 by the Thessalonian witch, Erichto?
7. Why is Mephistopheles upset that Faust tells the emperor he can conjure the spirits of Helen and Paris?
8. Describe Famulus's attitude towards learning and academic achievement.
9. What is a homunculus and how is it made?
10. Explain the circumstances at the end of Scene 7 of Act I, that lead to Faust being found unconscious on the floor.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A recurrent theme in Faust is that of power, and how characters desire or gain power. Compare and contrast the pursuit of power as exhibited by two different characters and how it either shifts throughout the novel or remains the same.
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
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.
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