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

2. What country is the setting of Scene 1 in Act III?

3. Which God, does Mephistopheles tell the creation myth of to the chorus in Act III?

4. What does the chorus ask Mephistopheles at the beginning of Scene 3 in Act III?

5. What is the Maia the patron god of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plan is the current general describing to the emperor at the beginning of Scene 2 in Act IV?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. For what reasons has the emperor's kingdom begun to collapse in Act IV?

9. What are the fears of the emperor at the conclusion of Act IV?

10. How does Mephistopheles treat Helen's servants in Scene 1 of Act III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Discuss the importance of setting within Faust. Make sure to discuss at least three different settings and how the descriptions of those settings are integral in the development of themes and characters.

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