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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Robin's friend that enters in the middle of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Lucifer.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Rafe.
(d) Faustus.

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

3. Who tells Faustus that it is not too late to turn back?
(a) The Good Angel.
(b) God.
(c) Wagner.
(d) The Bad Angel.

4. How many scholars appear in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

6. What does Faustus command Mephastophilis to do?
(a) Summon the Seven Deadly Sins.
(b) Give him powers.
(c) Act as his servant.
(d) Introduce him to Lucifer.

7. What does the Clown agree to do after the devils leave in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Work for Faustus.
(b) Go to hell.
(c) Practice magic.
(d) Be Wagner's servant.

8. What is the name of Faustus's human servant?
(a) Lucifer.
(b) Mephastophilis.
(c) The Clown.
(d) Wagner.

9. What does Robin intend to use the book for?
(a) To make thunderstorms.
(b) To find a wife.
(c) To offer his soul to Lucifer.
(d) To make women dance naked in front of him and pleasure him.

10. How does Faustus feel about the sight of the demon in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He can only hear the demon, not see him.
(b) He is frightened.
(c) He is disgusted.
(d) He is excited.

11. What do the scholars learn in response to their question in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Their question is unanswered.
(b) That Faustus is at dinner with Valdes and Cornelius.
(c) That they are being expelled.
(d) That Faustus is in class.

12. What does Faustus command the demon to reappear as?
(a) An angel.
(b) A pretty woman.
(c) A Franciscan friar.
(d) A book.

13. What does Robin's friend want to use the book for?
(a) To sleep with a maid he is interested in.
(b) He wants to burn the book.
(c) To make a lot of money.
(d) Nothing.

14. Why does Faustus offer this deal to Mephastophilis in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He is frightened of Mephastophilis.
(b) He does not offer a deal.
(c) In order to have the demon at his beck and call.
(d) He is eager to learn magic.

15. What does Robin offer his friend?
(a) A chance to use the book.
(b) Money to keep his secret.
(c) A woman.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When do Wagner and the Clown enter "Dr. Faustus" together?

3. What do the scholars wonder in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. What does Wagner do to convince the Clown to acquiesce to his request?

5. Why is Faustus tempted to study this?

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