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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. How did Robin obtain the object that he is carrying in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Bought it.
(b) Found it.
(c) Inherited it.
(d) Stole it.

2. To what does the term "waxen wings" in line 21 of the Prologue allude?
(a) A wax museum.
(b) A wax figure.
(c) The fall of Lucifer.
(d) The fall of Icarus.

3. What does Faustus ask to see in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Ancient Greece.
(c) Helen of Troy.
(d) Hell.

4. What is Robin's occupation?
(a) Horse-Courser.
(b) Scholar.
(c) Ostler.
(d) Comedian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom do the scholars ask about in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What is the status of Faustus's parents?

3. How many scholars appear in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. How does Faustus feel about the sight of the demon in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. What does Faustus command Mephastophilis to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Act 1, Scene 1, what does Faustus consider studying, and why?

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

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

5. What does Faustus think about as he waits in his study for Mephastophilis to return?

6. What does Wagner do to convince the Clown to yield to his desires?

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

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

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

10. What is Robin carrying at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2? Why does it make him happy?

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