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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Duchess of Vanholt have a craving for?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Hamburger.
(d) Apples.

2. Whom does Faustus summon from the dead in Act 5, Scene 1?
(a) Alexander the Great.
(b) King Arthur.
(c) Moses.
(d) Helen of Troy.

3. Which human arrives in the middle of Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Wagner.
(b) Faustus.
(c) Mephastophilis.
(d) The Vintner.

4. When does Faustus claim that he is going to die?
(a) In one year.
(b) Tonight.
(c) Next month.
(d) Tomorrow.

5. Which Greek god(dess) is alluded to in the Epilogue?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Artemis.

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

7. Who is the protagonist of this play?
(a) Robin.
(b) Faustus.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Mephastophilis.

8. What is Faustus's last request?
(a) He does not make a last request.
(b) To see God.
(c) To make love to Helen of Troy.
(d) To be made king.

9. Whom does Faustus talk to at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) Mephastophilis.
(b) Wagner.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) Scholars.

10. Why does the Chorus say that Faustus was damned?
(a) He was a murderer.
(b) He wanted too much from life.
(c) He hated everyone.
(d) He was not damned.

11. What happens at midnight in Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) Devils arrive to take Faustus to hell.
(b) The scholars scream.
(c) Faustus begins praying to God for forgiveness.
(d) Faustus dies.

12. What does the Duke of Vanholt promise?
(a) To never forget Faustus.
(b) To reward Faustus for his feat.
(c) To find a wife for Faustus.
(d) To invite Faustus to visit again soon.

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

14. Who returns to the room, singing a dirge, in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Faustus.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Friars.

15. Why does Faustus refuse to pray?
(a) Because he is too stubborn and will not repent.
(b) Because he wants to go to hell.
(c) Because he is too tired.
(d) Because he believes he cannot be forgiven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is cynical of Faustus's abilities?

2. What does Carolus ask Faustus to do at the end of Act 4, Scene 1?

3. What do Mephastophilis and Faustus do to the people singing a dirge at the end of Act 3, Scene 1?

4. What does Faustus speak of after talking to the Old Man?

5. What is the setting of Act 4, Scene 3?

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