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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Robin first appear in "Dr. Faustus"?
(a) In Act 3.
(b) At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2.
(c) At the end of Act 2, Scene 2.
(d) At the end of Act 2, Scene 1.

2. Where does Faustus go to study?
(a) London.
(b) Wittenberg.
(c) Rhodes.
(d) Rome.

3. How does Robin's friend feel about Robin's offer?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Mournful.
(c) Worried.
(d) Ecstatic.

4. What deal does Faustus offer Mephastophilis in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) None of these is correct.
(b) To pay Mephastophilis for magical books.
(c) To trade his soul for 24 years of life with Mephastophilis as his servant.
(d) To leave Mephastophilis alone if he will answer Faustus's questions about God and heaven.

5. What does the Clown agree to do after the devils leave in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Work for Faustus.
(b) Be Wagner's servant.
(c) Practice magic.
(d) Go to hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who speaks in the Prologue?

2. How does the Clown react to the appearance of the devils in Act 1, Scene 4?

3. What does the Good Angel advise Faustus?

4. What is the name of Faustus's human servant?

5. Whom does Mephastophilis return to Faustus with in Act 2, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Clown do after the devils are gone?

2. What happens when Mephastophilis returns in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. How does Mephastophilis respond when Faustus questions him about hell, heaven, and God?

4. What does Wagner tell the scholars about Faustus?

5. In Act 1, Scene 1, what does Faustus send Wagner to do, and why?

6. Why does Lucifer arrive in Act 2, Scene 3? What happens when Lucifer arrives?

7. How does Rafe feel about Robin's book? Why?

8. What is Robin carrying at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2? Why does it make him happy?

9. How does Faustus react to the Good and Bad Angels' fight for his soul?

10. What do the devils show Faustus in Act 2, Scene 1?

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