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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. Who does Faustus want to see to help him choose his course of studies?
(a) Valdes and Cornelius.
(b) Wagner and the Clown.
(c) Mephastophilis.
(d) Good and Bad Angels.

2. 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.

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

4. Why do the scholars decide to visit someone at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) They want his help with Faustus.
(b) They lost their keys.
(c) They want to have dinner with him.
(d) They need to borrow money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between the scholars and Faustus?

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

3. What does the Bad Angel advise Faustus to do?

4. What does Faustus's thoughts soon turn away from?

5. What do the scholars want Faustus to do?

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