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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mephastophilis refuse to continue discussing God and heaven?
(a) Remembering the happiness of heaven and his time with God is too painful.
(b) Mephastophilis does not refuse to discuss God and heaven.
(c) Because Lucifer will punish him.
(d) Because he is afraid Faustus will back out of his deal with Lucifer.

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

3. What do the scholars assume Faustus spending time with Valdes and Cornelius means?
(a) That Faustus is performing magic again.
(b) That Faustus is quitting school.
(c) That Faustus is stupid.
(d) That Faustus has made a deal with the devil.

4. What does Faustus think about during the last hour of his life?
(a) He wishes he had slept with more women.
(b) He misses his family.
(c) He regrets his decision to sell his soul to the devil.
(d) He regrets never marrying.

5. What is Faustus discussing with his guests in Act 5, Scene 1?
(a) The fine ladies in the world.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Theology.
(d) Hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mephastophilis warn the Horse-Courser not to do?

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

3. Who is Robin's friend that enters in the middle of Act 2, Scene 2?

4. Who does Faustus play a joke on in Act 4, Scene 1?

5. How does Carolus feel about Faustus's trick?

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