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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the scholars want Faustus to do?
(a) Quit school.
(b) Quit his magical studies.
(c) Help them study.
(d) Loan them money.

2. What do the scholars learn in response to their question in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) That they are being expelled.
(b) That Faustus is at dinner with Valdes and Cornelius.
(c) That Faustus is in class.
(d) Their question is unanswered.

3. Why does Faustus react the way that he does to the pending storm?
(a) He is frightened.
(b) He is tired.
(c) He plans to summon a demon.
(d) He is bored.

4. To what does the term "waxen wings" in line 21 of the Prologue allude?
(a) A wax figure.
(b) The fall of Lucifer.
(c) A wax museum.
(d) The fall of Icarus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Faustus study?

2. Why do Valdes, Cornelius, and Faustus leave Faustus's home at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

3. What does Wagner want to do in Act 1, Scene 4?

4. Who is the main character in the play?

5. What is the occupation of Valdes and Cornelius?

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