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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 is the Maia the patron god of?

2. When Mephistopheles asks Faust what he desires in Scene 1 of Act IV, how does Faust respond?

3. Who is Helen married to in Scene 1 of Act III?

4. In the beginning of Act IV, what form do the clouds take on first?

5. What does Menelaus order Helen to do before he left her in Scene 1 of Act III?

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

3. How does the archbishop convince the emperor to give power to the church at the end of Act IV?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout Faust Part II, Goethe employs differing use of meter and rhyme structure as formal elements of the novel. Identify at least two separate meters and rhyme structures used and discuss why Goethe shifted from one to the other in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout Faust Part II there are several journeys made by different characters. Discuss at least two specific journeys and how they could be viewed as extended metaphors for character development of the characters who undertake these journeys.

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