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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. Why does Faustus send his guests to a different room during the last hour of his life?
(a) To offer as a sacrifice in exchange for his soul.
(b) To get them away from him.
(c) To eat dinner.
(d) To pray for him in safety.

2. Whom does Faustus send to accomplish Carolus' request?
(a) Lucifer.
(b) Mephastophilis.
(c) Robin.
(d) Wagner.

3. What do Robin and Rafe do out of fear of Mephastophilis?
(a) They are not afraid of Mephastophilis.
(b) Confess to stealing the silver goblet.
(c) Apologize to the Vintner.
(d) Return Faustus's book.

4. Who does the Pope think Faustus is?
(a) A ghost.
(b) God.
(c) A demon.
(d) Mephastophilis.

5. What does Faustus command Mephastophilis to do in Act 4, Scene 3?
(a) Get the best grapes that the Duchess of Vanholt has ever tasted.
(b) Summon Alexander the Great.
(c) Kill the Duke of Vanholt.
(d) Summon Helen of Troy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of this play?

2. Which human arrives in the middle of Act 3, Scene 2?

3. What does Mephastophilis do to Robin and Rafe as punishment for meddling?

4. What does Faustus ask for instead of his original plan in Act 3, Scene 1?

5. Why does Faustus refuse to pray?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Chorus explain in the Epilogue?

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

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

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

5. How does Faustus react to the Duchess of Vanholt's craving, and why?

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

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

8. Why is the Vintner unable to find the silver goblet?

9. Why are the Duke and Duchess of Vanholt impressed by Faustus's ability to procure grapes?

10. What happens when the Horse-Courser offers to buy Faustus's horse?

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