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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. What is Faustus waiting to learn in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) If Lucifer will accept his offer.
(b) If he is going to be expelled.
(c) If Mephastophilis will kill him.
(d) If he should renege on his offer.

2. In Act 2, Scene 3, what does Faustus decide after considering whether he should repent?
(a) He cannot go to heaven anyway so he should just use the devil to obtain all of his earthly desires.
(b) He does not make a decision.
(c) To back out of his deal with Lucifer.
(d) To pray for forgiveness.

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

4. When do Valdes and Cornelius arrive?
(a) At the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1.
(b) After the Good Angel and the Bad Angel leave Faustus.
(c) In Act 1, Scene 2.
(d) In the Prologue.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mephastophilis refuse to continue discussing God and heaven?

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

3. Whom does Mephastophilis say that he serves?

4. What deal does Faustus offer Mephastophilis in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. Why does Mephastophilis not want to answer Faustus's questions in Act 1, Scene 3?

(see the answer key)

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