Faust Test

Question 1

what two degrees does faust hold? what did he study?

Answer 1

• arts master and philosophy PHD.

- law, medicine, theology

Question 2

what four books does Faust sort through and then discard?

Answer 2

law, divinity, theology, and religion

Question 3

what book holds interest for Faust?

Answer 3

magic

Question 4

what doe Faust want when he first summons the demon?

Answer 4

riches, knowledge, and to be king

Question 5

in scene two, how do the other scholars react to Faust’s necromantic dealings?

Answer 5

they leave with heavy hearts

Question 6

what does Faust make the demon turn into?

Answer 6

a monk

Question 7

what is Faust’s view of the afterlife?

Answer 7

it is fake

Question 8

according to mephisto, where is hell located?

Answer 8

everywhere/ anywhere apart from God

Question 9

what happens the first time Faust tries to sign the contract? second time?

Answer 9

• blood clots/dries

- homofuge (man flee)

Question 10

when does the contract expire?

Answer 10

24 years

Question 11

what 7 figures does lucifer use to distract Faust from his prayers?

Answer 11

7 deadly sins

Question 12

what effect does the potion have on faust?

Answer 12

makes him look 30 years younger

Question 13

what does the devil say that he will soon be seeing everywhere?

Answer 13

hellen. the most beautiful woman in history

Question 14

who is magareta?

Answer 14

gretchen

Question 15

what does gretchen’s things make Faust realize about her?

Answer 15

she is pure and innocent

Question 16

who does Gretchen confide in?

Answer 16

marthe

Question 17

mephisto shows up and tells marthe what?

Answer 17

her husband died

Question 18

what will he bring back with him?

Answer 18

proof of his death

Question 19

what is Faust against doing?

Answer 19

lying to marthe about her husbands death

Question 20

what happens between faust and margeret in the garden?

Answer 20

they fall in love

Question 21

mephisto tries to convince faust tht his feelings for gretchen are only_______.

Answer 21

physical/lustful

Question 22

why is gretchen upset in her room?

Answer 22

she feels used and abandoned

Question 23

what does faust tell her about religion?

Answer 23

it isnt real

Question 24

gretchen is what?

Answer 24

pregnant

Question 25

who is valentine? what does he want?

Answer 25

• gretchens brother

- revenge

Question 26

why has faust returned?

Answer 26

to sleep with gretchen

Question 27

who is killed?

Answer 27

valentine

Question 28

gretchen is at the cathedral seeking what?

Answer 28

peace

Question 29

what approaches her? what does it do?

Answer 29

• an evil spirit

- torments her

Question 30

who doe she think about for the first time in a year?

Answer 30

gretchen

Question 31

where is gretchen? why is she there?

Answer 31

• prison

- killed her baby

Question 32

what does mephisto finally agree to?

Answer 32

saving gretchen

Question 33

what has happened to gretchen?

Answer 33

shes gone crazy

Question 34

what happened to the baby?

Answer 34

she drowned it

Question 35

what doe gretchen pay for?

Answer 35

her sins

Question 36

what is gretchen given?

Answer 36

forgiveness

Question 37

how long did it take to wrote Faust?

Answer 37

60 years

Question 38

what are the important themes?

Answer 38

• the idea of sin
• conflicting world views
• power corrupts
• the image of man divided

Question 39

who is the author of Faust?

Answer 39

Marlowe