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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the object being carried in Act 3, Scene 2 obtained?
(a) It is received as a gift.
(b) It is bought.
(c) It is stolen from the Vintner.
(d) It is found in the trash.

2. Who arrives to vie for Faustus's soul in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Mephastophilis.
(b) The Old Man.
(c) The Good and Bad Angels.
(d) God and Lucifer.

3. What do the devils do in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Frighten the Clown into submission at Wagner's request.
(b) Kill the Clown.
(c) They refuse to appear.
(d) Yell at Wagner for summoning them.

4. What does Faustus say when the Horse-Courser attacks him toward the end of Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) He asks the attacker to leave him alone.
(b) He hits his attacker.
(c) He tells Mephastophilis to do something about him.
(d) He wants the attacker to die.

5. How does Faustus respond to Carolus' request at the end of Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) He refuses.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He leaves angrily.
(d) He complies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Faustus tell the Horse-Courser not to do?

2. What does Faustus's thoughts soon turn away from?

3. Who speaks in the Prologue?

4. What is Faustus very tempted to study in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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