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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 do Faust and Mephistopheles see taking place at the end of Scene 1 of Act IV?

2. What power does Mephistopheles first offer Faust in Scene 1 of Act IV?

3. What drink does the arch-cupbearer plan to give the emperor at the celebrations?

4. Who first discovers Speed-booty and Havequick trying to plunder the emperor's things?

5. What modern luxurious city does Mephistopheles describe to Faust in Scene 1 of Act IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Faust claim as his true desire to Mephistopheles in Scene 1 of Act IV?

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

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

7. What is the attitude of the chorus towards Faust in Scene 2 of Act III?

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

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

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

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 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 the novel Faust's views of his purpose and striving change drastically; however, Mephistopheles views of his purpose remain somewhat the same. Discuss the dichotomy of how these view differ and how they reflect upon the character that holds them.

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