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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. Whom does Mephastophilis say that he serves?
(a) Wagner.
(b) Faustus.
(c) Lucifer.
(d) God.
2. What does the Clown agree to do after the devils leave in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Be Wagner's servant.
(b) Practice magic.
(c) Go to hell.
(d) Work for Faustus.
3. How does Faustus do in his studies?
(a) Mediocre.
(b) Very poorly.
(c) He quits.
(d) Financially well.
4. In Act 2, Scene 3, what does Faustus decide after considering whether he should repent?
(a) To pray for forgiveness.
(b) He does not make a decision.
(c) To back out of his deal with Lucifer.
(d) He cannot go to heaven anyway so he should just use the devil to obtain all of his earthly desires.
5. Whom is Faustus waiting for in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Mephastophilis.
(b) The Good Angel.
(c) The Bad Angel.
(d) Lucifer.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Faustus do as a storm approaches?
2. How do the scholars feel about Faustus spending time with Valdes and Cornelius?
3. What specific topic does Faustus begin to study, according to the Chorus in the Prologue?
4. What is the status of Faustus's parents?
5. When will Lucifer return to grant Faustus's request?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Faustus react to the Good and Bad Angels' fight for his soul?
2. What is Faustus's background?
3. At the end of Act 2, Scene 3, what does Faustus ask Lucifer, and how does Lucifer respond?
4. What happens when the Good Angel and Bad Angel appear in Act 1, Scene 1?
5. What does Faustus offer at the end of Act 1, Scene 3? Why does he make this offer?
6. What happens after the Angels leave in Act 1, Scene 1?
7. Describe Faustus's studies, according to the Chorus in the Prologue.
8. What is the meaning behind the allusion of "waxen wings" in line 21 of the Prologue?
9. What does Robin intend to use Faustus's book for?
10. What do the scholars decide to do at the end of Act 1, Scene 2? Why?
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