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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. Who is the main character in the play?
(a) Lucifer.
(b) God.
(c) Mephastophilis.
(d) Dr. John Faustus.

2. What deal does Faustus offer Mephastophilis in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) To leave Mephastophilis alone if he will answer Faustus's questions about God and heaven.
(b) None of these is correct.
(c) To trade his soul for 24 years of life with Mephastophilis as his servant.
(d) To pay Mephastophilis for magical books.

3. What does Faustus question Mephastophilis about in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Nature.
(b) The Good Angel and the Bad Angel.
(c) Books.
(d) Hell, heaven, and God.

4. What do the scholars want Faustus to do?
(a) Quit school.
(b) Quit his magical studies.
(c) Help them study.
(d) Loan them money.

5. What does the Good Angel advise Faustus?
(a) He does not advise Faustus of anything.
(b) To continue with his regular studies.
(c) To study magic.
(d) To return home to his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appears after Faustus finishes his incantation?

2. What do Valdes and Cornelius advise Faustus to do?

3. What is the name of Faustus's human servant?

4. To what does the term "waxen wings" in line 21 of the Prologue allude?

5. Why do the Good and Bad Angels come to Faustus?

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