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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What deal does Faustus offer Mephastophilis in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. What is Faustus waiting to learn in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. How do the scholars feel about Faustus spending time with Valdes and Cornelius?

4. What does Wagner do to convince the Clown to acquiesce to his request?

5. What must Faustus use to sign the contract?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Faustus react to the Good and Bad Angels' fight for his soul?

2. How does the Clown feel about Wagner's offer?

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

4. How does Mephastophilis respond when Faustus questions him about hell, heaven, and God?

5. What do the devils show Faustus in Act 2, Scene 1?

6. At the end of Act 2, Scene 3, what does Faustus ask Lucifer, and how does Lucifer respond?

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

8. What is Faustus's background?

9. What happens when Faustus commands Mephastophilis to act as his servant?

10. What is the meaning behind the allusion of "waxen wings" in line 21 of the Prologue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose and analyze one of the symbols in "Dr. Faustus", citing textual examples.

Essay Topic 2

What does "Dr. Faustus" suggest about Marlowe's attitude toward women?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Latin used in "Dr. Faustus"? Which characters speak Latin, and what does this signify about them?

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