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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Faustus waiting to learn in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) If Mephastophilis will kill him.
(b) If he should renege on his offer.
(c) If Lucifer will accept his offer.
(d) If he is going to be expelled.

3. Why do the scholars decide to visit someone at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) They want to have dinner with him.
(b) They need to borrow money.
(c) They want his help with Faustus.
(d) They lost their keys.

4. What does Faustus do as a storm approaches?
(a) He draws a magic circle around himself.
(b) He goes to the theater to watch a play.
(c) He hides.
(d) He goes to sleep.

5. What is the occupation of Valdes and Cornelius?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Sorcerers.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Lawyers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the devils do in Act 1, Scene 4?

2. Whom do the scholars ask about in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What set of books does Faustus ask for?

4. How does Mephastophilis react to Faustus's offer?

5. What does Mephastophilis tell Faustus when he returns to Faustus's house in Act 2, Scene 1?

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