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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 the chorus cry as Euphorion falls?

2. Who does the archbishop accuse the emperor of being in league with in Scene 3 of Act IV?

3. Who tells Faust and Helen that Menelaus has arrived with his armies?

4. Where does Mephistopheles suggest that Helen should hide at the end of Scene 1 of Act III?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What nostalgic tale does Mephistopheles recount in Act IV?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the landscape of Arcadia as in Act III?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What relationship between the classical and the modern does Goethe portray when he shifts from utilizing formal elements of Greek tragedy in his writing style of Act 2 and 3 and then utilizes more modern literary devices to describe the battle in Act 4. Using specific textual evidence discuss how Goethe draws attention to the juxtaposition of these two literary traditions.

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

One theme that is accentuated by Goethe throughout Faust, but particularly in the masquerade carnival of Act I, is that of the establishment of social classes and the stereotypes that exist within them. Discuss at least three instances where this theme is displayed and comment on what societal commentary Goethe may be making by using this theme.

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