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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 does Maia steal from Zeus?

2. What is the name of the son of Helen and Faust?

3. When Faust decides to help the emperor, what does Mephistopheles turn him into?

4. What event are the advisers of the emperor excited to plan in Scene 3 of Act IV?

5. What is the name of Faust's lookout?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Helen leave Faust at the end of Act III?

2. How was Faust transported in the beginning of Act IV?

3. What action does the emperor take towards his aides and marshals in Scene 3 of Act IV?

4. How does the chorus describe Mephistopheles' appearance in Scene 1 of Act III?

5. How does the chorus feel in regards to Arcadia in Act III?

6. In Act III, what are some of Helen's doubts an fears about Menelaus's intentions?

7. Initially after the battle how does the emperor feel in Act IV?

8. Why is Faust's castle so alien to Helen?

9. What prompts Euphorion to climb to great heights and fly?

10. What does Faust discuss with his commanders when he learns that Menelaus is coming to regain Helen in Act III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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