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

2. 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.

3. Why do the Good and Bad Angels come to Faustus?
(a) They do not visit Faustus.
(b) To torment him.
(c) To give him advice.
(d) Because they are friends.

4. What is the status of Faustus's parents?
(a) Royalty.
(b) Poor.
(c) Homeless.
(d) Rich.

5. How does the Clown react to the appearance of the devils in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) He dies.
(b) He cries.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He runs away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Faustus that he can sleep with any woman on earth from any time?

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

3. What is Faustus waiting to learn in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. Whom do the scholars decide to visit at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What does Faustus question Mephastophilis about in Act 1, Scene 3?

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