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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. What does Faustus command Mephastophilis to do in Act 4, Scene 3?
(a) Summon Helen of Troy.
(b) Kill the Duke of Vanholt.
(c) Summon Alexander the Great.
(d) Get the best grapes that the Duchess of Vanholt has ever tasted.

2. Why is Faustus tempted to study this?
(a) Because of the power it would give him.
(b) Because Wagner suggests it.
(c) Because it sounds fun.
(d) Because it would make his parents proud.

3. What is Faustus discussing with his guests in Act 5, Scene 1?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Theology.
(c) The fine ladies in the world.
(d) Hell.

4. What is the occupation of Valdes and Cornelius?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Sorcerers.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Teachers.

5. Whom does Faustus summon from the dead in Act 5, Scene 1?
(a) King Arthur.
(b) Moses.
(c) Helen of Troy.
(d) Alexander the Great.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Robin feel about his new acquisition?

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

3. Who arrives after Faustus's first guests leave in Act 5, Scene 1?

4. How did Robin obtain the object that he is carrying in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. Why do the scholars decide to visit someone at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

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