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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives in the beginning of Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Rafe.
(b) Faustus.
(c) A horse-courser.
(d) Wagner.

2. When will Lucifer return to grant Faustus's request?
(a) On the new moon.
(b) Next month.
(c) In a year.
(d) Midnight.

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

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

5. What does Carolus ask Faustus to do?
(a) Summon Mephastophilis.
(b) Produce a spirit.
(c) Loan him money.
(d) Describe hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Faustus send to accomplish Carolus' request?

2. In Act 2, Scene 2, who owned the object that Robin is carrying before Robin obtained it?

3. What does Carolus promise Faustus in Act 4, Scene 1 after Faustus adheres to Carolus' request?

4. Who does Faustus say retrieved the grapes?

5. What specific topic does Faustus begin to study, according to the Chorus in the Prologue?

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