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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 do Valdes and Cornelius advise Faustus to do?
(a) Quit school.
(b) Get married.
(c) Study magic.
(d) Continue his normal studies.

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

3. What does Lucifer demand of Faustus in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) That Faustus resign the contract.
(b) That Faustus meet the Seven Deadly Sins.
(c) That Mephastophilis answer Faustus's questions.
(d) No more questions about God and heaven.

4. Who enters the room with a large retinue of attendants in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Lucifer.
(b) The Pope.
(c) God.
(d) Helen of Troy.

5. Who arrives to vie for Faustus's soul in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) The Old Man.
(b) God and Lucifer.
(c) Mephastophilis.
(d) The Good and Bad Angels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shows Faustus the things he has sold his soul for?

2. What set of books does Faustus ask for?

3. When will Lucifer return to grant Faustus's request?

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

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

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