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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives after Faustus's first guests leave in Act 5, Scene 1?
(a) Robin.
(b) An old man.
(c) Rafe.
(d) Wagner.

2. What does Wagner feel that Faustus should be doing at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 1?
(a) Resting.
(b) Preparing his soul for heaven.
(c) Visiting family.
(d) Partying.

3. How does Faustus respond to Carolus' request at the end of Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) He complies.
(b) He refuses.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He leaves angrily.

4. What does Faustus do when the Pope arrives?
(a) Prays to God for forgiveness.
(b) He dies.
(c) Becomes visible.
(d) Steals the Pope's food and wine.

5. Where does Faustus say he got the grapes?
(a) England.
(b) Italy.
(c) Another place in the world where it is summer.
(d) Constantinople.

6. What do Robin and Rafe do out of fear of Mephastophilis?
(a) Return Faustus's book.
(b) They are not afraid of Mephastophilis.
(c) Confess to stealing the silver goblet.
(d) Apologize to the Vintner.

7. Why does Faustus send his guests to a different room during the last hour of his life?
(a) To get them away from him.
(b) To offer as a sacrifice in exchange for his soul.
(c) To pray for him in safety.
(d) To eat dinner.

8. Why does Robin cast a spell?
(a) Because he wants to try.
(b) Because he wants to escape.
(c) To keep the Vintner from finding the silver goblet.
(d) Because the Vintner says he cannot do it.

9. What does Faustus command Mephastophilis to do in Act 4, Scene 3?
(a) Summon Alexander the Great.
(b) Summon Helen of Troy.
(c) Kill the Duke of Vanholt.
(d) Get the best grapes that the Duchess of Vanholt has ever tasted.

10. What does Carolus promise Faustus in Act 4, Scene 1 after Faustus adheres to Carolus' request?
(a) A wife.
(b) A kingdom.
(c) A great reward.
(d) Death.

11. Who is cynical of Faustus's abilities?
(a) The Duke of Vanholt.
(b) A knight.
(c) Carolus.
(d) The Duchess of Vanholt.

12. Who does the Pope think Faustus is?
(a) Mephastophilis.
(b) A ghost.
(c) God.
(d) A demon.

13. Who arrives in the beginning of Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Rafe.
(b) A horse-courser.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Faustus.

14. How does Carolus feel about Faustus's trick?
(a) Amazed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Scared.

15. What does Carolus ask Faustus to do at the end of Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) Visit again often.
(b) Take him to see hell.
(c) Remove the horns from the knight's head.
(d) Summon Helen of Troy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Duke of Vanholt promise?

2. Whom does Faustus send to accomplish Carolus' request?

3. When does Faustus claim that he is going to die?

4. Whom does Faustus summon from the dead in Act 5, Scene 1?

5. How does the Pope react to Faustus's actions?

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