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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is waiting in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Rafe and Robin.
(b) The pope and his friars.
(c) The Good Angel and the Bad Angel.
(d) Faustus and Mephastophilis.

2. What is Faustus very tempted to study in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Magic.
(c) Law.
(d) Philosophy.

3. Why do the scholars feel the way they do about Faustus spending time with Valdes and Cornelius?
(a) Because they are also good friends with Valdes and Cornelius.
(b) Because Valdes and Cornelius are magicians and necromancers.
(c) Because they do not care about Faustus.
(d) Because the scholars do not like Valdes and Cornelius.

4. 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 hates the topic.
(d) He does not know anything about the topic.

5. In Act 3, Scene 2, why does Robin summon Mephastophilis?
(a) To get him out of jail.
(b) To torture the Vintner.
(c) To answer a question.
(d) To procure a book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the main character in the play?

2. Who appears after Faustus finishes his incantation?

3. What does Faustus study?

4. What is the Clown's condition for agreeing to Wagner's request?

5. What does Lucifer demand of Faustus in Act 2, Scene 3?

(see the answer key)

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