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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 waiting to learn in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. What do Faustus and Mephastophilis discuss in Act 2, Scene 3?

3. Whom do the scholars ask about in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. What does the Clown agree to do after the devils leave in Act 1, Scene 4?

5. How does Robin feel about his new acquisition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wagner tell the scholars about Faustus?

2. What is Robin carrying at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2? Why does it make him happy?

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

4. What is Faustus's background?

5. What are Wagner and the Clown discussing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?

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

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

8. What happens when the Good Angel and Bad Angel appear in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

10. What does Robin intend to use Faustus's book for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What events foreshadow Faustus's eventual damnation?

Essay Topic 2

How is learning viewed in "Dr. Faustus"? How do different characters view learning?

Essay Topic 3

What is the purpose of the chorus in "Dr. Faustus"? What role do they play? Why are they important?

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