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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Mephastophilis react to Faustus's offer?
(a) He refuses immediately.
(b) He disappears without responding.
(c) He is interested and returns to hell to see if Lucifer will accept the offer.
(d) He tells Faustus it is a bad idea.

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

4. Whom is Faustus waiting for in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Lucifer.
(b) Mephastophilis.
(c) The Good Angel.
(d) The Bad Angel.

5. Why is Faustus tempted to study this?
(a) Because it would make his parents proud.
(b) Because Wagner suggests it.
(c) Because it sounds fun.
(d) Because of the power it would give him.

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

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

8. What is the occupation of Valdes and Cornelius?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Sorcerers.

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

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

11. What does Faustus study as he sits in his studying Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Which way to turn his studies.
(b) Whether to quit school.
(c) Which friend to ask for advice.
(d) Whether to get married.

12. In Act 2, Scene 3, what does Faustus decide after considering whether he should repent?
(a) He does not make a decision.
(b) He cannot go to heaven anyway so he should just use the devil to obtain all of his earthly desires.
(c) To back out of his deal with Lucifer.
(d) To pray for forgiveness.

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

14. What do the scholars wonder in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Why Faustus is angry with them.
(b) Why God made death.
(c) Where Faustus has gone.
(d) Who Mephastophilis is.

15. How do the scholars feel about Faustus spending time with Valdes and Cornelius?
(a) They are happy.
(b) They do not care.
(c) They do not want to be friends with Faustus anymore.
(d) They are alarmed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Faustus and Mephastophilis discuss in Act 2, Scene 3?

2. What do the devils do in Act 1, Scene 4?

3. What does Robin's friend want to use the book for?

4. What specific topic does Faustus begin to study, according to the Chorus in the Prologue?

5. Where does Faustus grow up?

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