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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Bad Angel tell Faustus in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) That he will go to hell if he does not back out of his deal.
(b) That he should turn back from his deal.
(c) Reminds him of everything he can get out of his deal with the devil.
(d) Nothing.

2. Who appears after Faustus finishes his incantation?
(a) Mephastophilis.
(b) The Bad Angel.
(c) Lucifer.
(d) The Good Angel.

3. What specific topic does Faustus begin to study, according to the Chorus in the Prologue?
(a) Necromancy.
(b) Astrology.
(c) Pediatrics.
(d) Socrates.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Whom does Mephastophilis say that he serves?
(a) Lucifer.
(b) God.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Faustus.

10. Why does Mephastophilis leave Faustus?
(a) Because it is daylight.
(b) Because he is tired.
(c) Because Wagner summons him.
(d) Because he is disgusted with the persistent questions about God and heaven.

11. What does Faustus's thoughts soon turn away from?
(a) His family.
(b) Theology.
(c) Magic.
(d) Philosophy.

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

13. To whom do the scholars pose their question in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Lucifer.
(b) Mephastophilis.
(c) Faustus.
(d) Wagner.

14. What does the Clown beg Wagner to do about the devils in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Send them away.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Summon Helen of Troy.
(d) Pay him more.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What deal does Faustus offer Mephastophilis in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. What is the status of Faustus's parents?

3. Why do the scholars feel the way they do about Faustus spending time with Valdes and Cornelius?

4. What does Faustus consider in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. Why does Mephastophilis refuse to continue discussing God and heaven?

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