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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 Faustus very tempted to study in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. What do the scholars learn in response to their question in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Who arrives to vie for Faustus's soul in Act 2, Scene 3?

4. What do the first set of books that Mephastophilis gives Faustus allow Faustus to do?

5. What does Wagner first offer the Clown as payment for his service?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wagner do to convince the Clown to yield to his desires?

2. What does Faustus ask for at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

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

4. Describe Faustus's studies, according to the Chorus in the Prologue.

5. How does Rafe feel about Robin's book? Why?

6. What does Faustus offer at the end of Act 1, Scene 3? Why does he make this offer?

7. Why does Lucifer arrive in Act 2, Scene 3? What happens when Lucifer arrives?

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

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

10. What does Wagner tell the scholars about Faustus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the Old Man represent man's dual nature of good and evil?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of magic in "Dr. Faustus".

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the medieval and Renaissance values that are present in "Dr. Faustus".

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