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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. In Act 3, Scene 2, why does Robin summon Mephastophilis?
(a) To procure a book.
(b) To torture the Vintner.
(c) To answer a question.
(d) To get him out of jail.

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

3. How does the Vintner feel about Robin and Rafe?
(a) He does not know who they are.
(b) He likes them.
(c) He knows that they stole the goblet.
(d) He wants them to die.

4. What does Faustus say when the Horse-Courser attacks him toward the end of Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) He hits his attacker.
(b) He asks the attacker to leave him alone.
(c) He wants the attacker to die.
(d) He tells Mephastophilis to do something about him.

5. What does Faustus do when the Horse-Courser leaves?
(a) Eats dinner.
(b) Leaves quickly.
(c) Goes to sleep.
(d) Argues with Mephastophilis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Pope think Faustus is?

2. Who is taken with Faustus in Act 4, Scene 3?

3. What does Faustus think about during the last hour of his life?

4. Whom does Faustus summon from the dead in Act 5, Scene 1?

5. What does Mephastophilis warn the Horse-Courser not to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Faustus feel during the last hour of his life?

2. Why does Mephastophilis attack the Horse-Courser?

3. What is Faustus doing at the beginning of Act 4, Scene 3?

4. Where are Faustus and Mephastophilis at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1? What are they doing?

5. Whom does Faustus command to adhere to Carolus's request in Act 4, Scene 4?

6. How does Mephastophilis react to being summoned by Robin and Rafe?

7. Why does Faustus allow the Horse-Courser to leave peacefully?

8. What important allusions are used in the Epilogue, and what do they signify?

9. What does the Old Man tell Faustus, and how does Faustus respond?

10. Why does Faustus refuse to pray to God in Act 5, Scene 2?

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