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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who shows Faustus the things he has sold his soul for?
(a) Mephastophilis.
(b) Lucifer.
(c) A series of devils.
(d) The Bad Angel.

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

4. What general topic does Faustus begin to study while neglecting his former studies, according to the Chorus in the Prologue?
(a) Law.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Magic.
(d) Medicine.

5. What are the names of the devils that appear in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Wagner and Faustus.
(b) Baliol and Belcher.
(c) Mephastophilis and Lucifer.
(d) Rafe and Robin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the scholars want Faustus to do?

2. When does Robin first appear in "Dr. Faustus"?

3. What does Robin offer his friend?

4. Whom do the scholars decide to visit at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Who speaks in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the Good Angel and Bad Angel appear in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. How do the scholars feel about what Faustus is doing in Act 1, Scene 1? Why?

3. What changes does Faustus make in his studies, according to the Chorus in the Prologue?

4. How does the Clown feel about Wagner's offer?

5. What do the scholars decide to do at the end of Act 1, Scene 2? Why?

6. How does Rafe feel about Robin's book? Why?

7. What does Wagner tell the scholars about Faustus?

8. What happens after the Angels leave in Act 1, Scene 1?

9. What does the Clown do after the devils are gone?

10. What happens when Mephastophilis returns in Act 2, Scene 1?

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