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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) Help them study.
(c) Loan them money.
(d) Quit school.

2. What does Mephastophilis tell Faustus when he returns to Faustus's house in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) That he will answer his questions about God and heaven.
(b) That Lucifer will accept the deal for Faustus's soul.
(c) That Faustus is a fool.
(d) That Lucifer refuses his offer.

3. When does Robin first appear in "Dr. Faustus"?
(a) At the end of Act 2, Scene 2.
(b) At the end of Act 2, Scene 1.
(c) At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2.
(d) In Act 3.

4. What is necromancy?
(a) A relationship with God.
(b) The magical art of raising the dead.
(c) The art of summoning demons.
(d) Speaking to the devil.

5. Who appears after Faustus finishes his incantation?
(a) Lucifer.
(b) The Bad Angel.
(c) Mephastophilis.
(d) The Good Angel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Faustus react the way that he does to the pending storm?

2. What does Faustus study?

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

4. When do Valdes and Cornelius arrive?

5. What does Robin offer his friend?

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