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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mephastophilis react to Faustus's offer?
(a) He is interested and returns to hell to see if Lucifer will accept the offer.
(b) He tells Faustus it is a bad idea.
(c) He refuses immediately.
(d) He disappears without responding.

2. How does Faustus feel about selling his soul in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Regretful.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Happy.

3. Who returns to the room, singing a dirge, in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Friars.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Faustus.
(d) The Pope.

4. To whom does Lucifer offer to introduce Faustus?
(a) Carolus.
(b) The Duke of Vanholt.
(c) Helen of Troy.
(d) The Seven Deadly Sins.

5. What does Faustus question Mephastophilis about in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Nature.
(b) Hell, heaven, and God.
(c) The Good Angel and the Bad Angel.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the occupation of Valdes and Cornelius?

2. What are Mephastophilis and Faustus waiting for at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1?

3. Who tells Faustus that he can sleep with any woman on earth from any time?

4. What does Faustus consider in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. Who enters the room with a large retinue of attendants in Act 3, Scene 1?

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