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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 does the Bad Angel advise Faustus to do?
(a) Continue his regular studies.
(b) Study magic.
(c) Become a member of the clergy.
(d) He does not advise Faustus of anything.

2. 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 need to borrow money.
(d) They want to have dinner with him.

3. Whom do the scholars ask about in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Lucifer.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Mephastophilis.
(d) Faustus.

4. When do Valdes and Cornelius arrive?
(a) In the Prologue.
(b) At the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1.
(c) In Act 1, Scene 2.
(d) After the Good Angel and the Bad Angel leave Faustus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Mephastophilis say that he serves?

2. How does Faustus feel about the sight of the demon in Act 1, Scene 3?

3. What general topic does Faustus begin to study while neglecting his former studies, according to the Chorus in the Prologue?

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

5. What do the scholars wonder in Act 1, Scene 2?

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