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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What deal does Faustus offer Mephastophilis in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) To leave Mephastophilis alone if he will answer Faustus's questions about God and heaven.
(b) To trade his soul for 24 years of life with Mephastophilis as his servant.
(c) To pay Mephastophilis for magical books.
(d) None of these is correct.

2. What does Faustus question Mephastophilis about in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Books.
(b) The Good Angel and the Bad Angel.
(c) Nature.
(d) Hell, heaven, and God.

3. Why does Faustus react the way that he does to the pending storm?
(a) He plans to summon a demon.
(b) He is frightened.
(c) He is bored.
(d) He is tired.

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

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

6. What does Lucifer demand of Faustus in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) That Faustus meet the Seven Deadly Sins.
(b) That Faustus resign the contract.
(c) No more questions about God and heaven.
(d) That Mephastophilis answer Faustus's questions.

7. What do Valdes and Cornelius advise Faustus to do?
(a) Quit school.
(b) Get married.
(c) Continue his normal studies.
(d) Study magic.

8. Who is the main character in the play?
(a) Mephastophilis.
(b) Lucifer.
(c) Dr. John Faustus.
(d) God.

9. Who speaks in the Prologue?
(a) The chorus.
(b) Faustus.
(c) Good and Bad Angels.
(d) Lucifer.

10. What does Wagner first offer the Clown as payment for his service?
(a) British pounds.
(b) French crowns.
(c) Livestock.
(d) American dollars.

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

12. What is the Clown's condition for agreeing to Wagner's request?
(a) Wagner must introduce him to Helen of Troy.
(b) Wagner must never summon devils again.
(c) Wagner must teach him to summon devils too.
(d) Wagner must pay him more.

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

14. What is the status of Faustus's parents?
(a) Homeless.
(b) Royalty.
(c) Rich.
(d) Poor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between the scholars and Faustus?

2. How many scholars appear in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What does the Good Angel advise Faustus?

4. What does Faustus realize in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What set of books does Faustus ask for?

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