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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 follows Mephistopheles and Helen as they flee at the end of Scene 1 in Act III?

2. What does Maia steal from Zeus?

3. Just as Faust begins to tell Mephistopheles his true desires in Scene 1 of Act IV, what does Mephistopheles do?

4. What does the landscape remind Mephistopheles of in Scene 1 of Act IV?

5. What does Faust embrace as he is lifted into the sky at the end of Act III?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Faust mean when he uses the term "modern" in regards to the palace offered by Mephistopheles in Act IV?

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

4. What does the chorus transform into at the end of Act III?

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

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

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

8. How are the heralds sent by the emperor to the rival emperor received in Scene 2 of Act IV?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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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