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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Mephastophilis react to Faustus's offer?
(a) He tells Faustus it is a bad idea.
(b) He refuses immediately.
(c) He disappears without responding.
(d) He is interested and returns to hell to see if Lucifer will accept the offer.

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

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

5. What general topic does Faustus begin to study while neglecting his former studies, according to the Chorus in the Prologue?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Magic.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Law.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom do the scholars pose their question in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

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

4. What are the names of the devils that appear in Act 1, Scene 4?

5. What does the Good Angel advise Faustus?

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