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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Faustus command Mephastophilis to do?
(a) Give him powers.
(b) Act as his servant.
(c) Summon the Seven Deadly Sins.
(d) Introduce him to Lucifer.

3. What is Faustus very tempted to study in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Law.
(b) Magic.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Philosophy.

4. What do the scholars wonder in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Why Faustus is angry with them.
(b) Why God made death.
(c) Who Mephastophilis is.
(d) Where Faustus has gone.

5. What is necromancy?
(a) Speaking to the devil.
(b) The art of summoning demons.
(c) A relationship with God.
(d) The magical art of raising the dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Faustus react the way that he does to the pending storm?

2. Why do Valdes, Cornelius, and Faustus leave Faustus's home at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Who does Faustus want to see to help him choose his course of studies?

4. How do the scholars feel about Faustus spending time with Valdes and Cornelius?

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

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