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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. Where does Faustus grow up?
(a) Rome, Italy.
(b) Rhodes, Germany.
(c) Wittenberg, Germany.
(d) London, England.

2. What general topic does Faustus begin to study while neglecting his former studies, according to the Chorus in the Prologue?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Magic.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Law.

3. What does Faustus tell the Horse-Courser not to do?
(a) Yell at the horse.
(b) Take the horse into water.
(c) Sell the horse to someone else.
(d) Talk directly to Mephastophilis.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who arrives to vie for Faustus's soul in Act 2, Scene 3?

3. Why does the new arrival in Act 4, Scene 1 approach Faustus?

4. Who is taken with Faustus in Act 4, Scene 3?

5. What is Faustus waiting to learn in Act 2, Scene 1?

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