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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. Who is awestruck at the end of Act 4, Scene 3?
(a) The Duke of Vanholt.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Faustus.
(d) The Duchess of Vanholt.

2. What does Faustus think about during the last hour of his life?
(a) He wishes he had slept with more women.
(b) He regrets never marrying.
(c) He regrets his decision to sell his soul to the devil.
(d) He misses his family.

3. What does Robin do when he grows tired of the Vintner?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Tells the Vintner to leave.
(c) Confesses to stealing the silver goblet.
(d) Reads a passage from Faustus's book.

4. What is Faustus doing at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 1?
(a) Carousing and drinking heavily at a feast.
(b) Praying for forgiveness.
(c) Crying about his damnation.
(d) Sleeping.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Vintner feel about Robin and Rafe?

2. What are Mephastophilis and Faustus waiting for at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1?

3. What does Carolus ask Faustus to do?

4. Who does Faustus say retrieved the grapes?

5. How does the Pope react to Faustus's actions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wagner think about Faustus's actions in Act 5, Scene 1?

2. Why does Mephastophilis attack the Horse-Courser?

3. How does Carolus react to Faustus's feats?

4. How does Faustus explain his ability to procure grapes for the Duchess of Vanholt?

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

6. In Act 3, Scene 2, why is Mephastophilis summoned, and what happens when he is summoned?

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

8. Why does Faustus summon Helen of Troy during the scholars' visit?

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

10. What does Carolus ask Faustus to do in the beginning of Act 4, Scene 1?

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