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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Faustus go to study?
(a) Wittenberg.
(b) Rome.
(c) London.
(d) Rhodes.

2. Who speaks in the Prologue?
(a) Good and Bad Angels.
(b) Lucifer.
(c) Faustus.
(d) The chorus.

3. Why do the Good and Bad Angels come to Faustus?
(a) Because they are friends.
(b) They do not visit Faustus.
(c) To torment him.
(d) To give him advice.

4. Whom do the scholars decide to visit at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Faustus.
(b) Mephastophilis.
(c) Wagner.
(d) The rector.

5. Why do Valdes, Cornelius, and Faustus leave Faustus's home at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) To find women.
(b) They stay at Faustus's house.
(c) To practice their magical skills.
(d) To attend a play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the scholars want Faustus to do?

2. What does Faustus study as he sits in his studying Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Why do the scholars feel the way they do about Faustus spending time with Valdes and Cornelius?

4. What is the occupation of Valdes and Cornelius?

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

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