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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 first set of books that Mephastophilis gives Faustus allow Faustus to do?
(a) Control women.
(b) Give him power over all the other demons and knowledge of the universe.
(c) Go anywhere he wants by thinking about the place.
(d) Control the weather and summon troops of knights.

2. Why does Mephastophilis not want to answer Faustus's questions in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He does not want to remember how happy he was.
(b) He will be punished if he talks about this topic.
(c) He does not know anything about the topic.
(d) He hates the topic.

3. What does Wagner first offer the Clown as payment for his service?
(a) American dollars.
(b) French crowns.
(c) British pounds.
(d) Livestock.

4. Where does Faustus go to study?
(a) Rome.
(b) Rhodes.
(c) Wittenberg.
(d) London.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Clown agree to do after the devils leave in Act 1, Scene 4?

2. What set of books does Faustus ask for?

3. What does Wagner want to do in Act 1, Scene 4?

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

5. Why do the scholars feel the way they do about Faustus spending time with Valdes and Cornelius?

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