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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 is the name of Faustus's human servant?

2. Why do the scholars feel the way they do about Faustus spending time with Valdes and Cornelius?

3. What do Valdes and Cornelius advise Faustus to do?

4. What must Faustus use to sign the contract?

5. What is the Clown's condition for agreeing to Wagner's request?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Faustus think about as he waits in his study for Mephastophilis to return?

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

7. What is Faustus's background?

8. What does Faustus do as a storm draws near?

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

10. Why do the scholars ask for Faustus, and whom do they ask?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How can Mephastophilis be seen as a sympathetic character?

Essay Topic 2

How is comedy used in "Dr. Faustus"? Which characters are comic? Which scenes are comic?

Essay Topic 3

Besides Dr. Faustus, who in this play sins? How do they sin? How are they punished?

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