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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. What does the Good Angel advise Faustus?
(a) To continue with his regular studies.
(b) He does not advise Faustus of anything.
(c) To study magic.
(d) To return home to his family.

2. What will Robin's book allow him to do?
(a) Conjure devils and enchant women to do his bidding.
(b) Travel to hell and back to earth.
(c) Obtain knowledge of the universe.
(d) Control the weather.

3. To whom does Lucifer offer to introduce Faustus?
(a) Helen of Troy.
(b) Carolus.
(c) The Duke of Vanholt.
(d) The Seven Deadly Sins.

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

5. What does Wagner first offer the Clown as payment for his service?
(a) Livestock.
(b) British pounds.
(c) French crowns.
(d) American dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shows Faustus the things he has sold his soul for?

2. How does the Clown react to the appearance of the devils in Act 1, Scene 4?

3. When do Wagner and the Clown enter "Dr. Faustus" together?

4. Why does Faustus react the way that he does to the pending storm?

5. What do the scholars wonder in Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. At the end of Act 2, Scene 3, what does Faustus ask Lucifer, and how does Lucifer respond?

4. In Act 1, Scene 1, what does Faustus send Wagner to do, and why?

5. How does Mephastophilis respond when Faustus questions him about hell, heaven, and God?

6. What does Faustus offer at the end of Act 1, Scene 3? Why does he make this offer?

7. What are Wagner and the Clown discussing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?

8. What does Robin tell Rafe when Rafe arrives in Act 1, Scene 2?

9. What does Robin intend to use Faustus's book for?

10. What is the meaning behind the allusion of "waxen wings" in line 21 of the Prologue?

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